Chapter 7: Infectious Agents In Human Cancer Flashcards
Abl Viral Oncogene
Abelson Leukemia of mice
Erb Viral Oncogene
Erythroblastosis of chickens
Myc Viral Oncogene
Myelocytomatosis virus of chickens
C-Ras Viral Oncogene
Cytoplasmic rat sarcoma virus
H-Ras viral oncogene
Harvey’s rat sarcoma
K-Ras viral oncogene
Kirstein Rat Sarcoma
N-Ras Viral Oncogene
Neuroblastoma Rat Sarcoma virus
Rous Sarcoma Virus
Can be used to infect tissue culture cells
Causative agent in cancer
Mutant form of Rous
Never transforms cells
Lacks V-src
Retroviruses
Have single stranded RNA genome that is reverse transcribed into single stranded DNA, then into double stranded DNA
V-Onc
Enable retroviruses to acutely transform cells in vitro and in vivo
C-Onc
Essential for growth and development
If enough are mutated or amplified, cell has uncontrollable growth
What enzyme does V-src code for?
Oncogene (constitutively active)
What enzyme does C-Src code for?
Proto-Oncogene (growth factor signaling)
Src tyrosine kinases
Transmit integrin-dependent signals central to cell movement and proliferation
Hallmarks of V-Src
Induced transformations are rounding of cell
Formation of podosomes