RSL - General - Oncogenes and tumor suppressors Flashcards
Gene product Associated tumor….
BCR-ABL
Oncogene - tyrosine kinase
CML, ALL
Gene product Associated tumor….
bcl-2
Oncogene - inhibits apoptosis
Follicular lymphomas
Gene product Associated tumor….
BRAF
Oncogene - serine/threonine kinase
Melanoma
Gene product Associated tumor….
c-kit
Oncogene - cytokine receptor
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor
Gene product Associated tumor….
HER2/neu (ERB-B2)
Oncogene - tyrosine kinase
Breast, ovarian and gastric carcinoma
Gene product Associated tumor….
c-myc
Oncogene - transcription factor
Burkitt lymphoma
Gene product Associated tumor….
L-myc
Oncogene - transcription factor
Lung tumor
Gene product Associated tumor….
N-myc
Oncogene - transcription factor
Neuroblastoma
Gene product Associated tumor….
ras
Oncogene - GTPase
Colon cancer, lung cancer, pancreatic cancer
Gene product Associated tumor….
ret
Oncogene - tyrosine kinase
MEN 2A and B
Gene product Associated tumor….
APC
Tumor suppressor gene
Colorectal cancer
Gene product Associated tumor….
BRCA1 and 2
Tumor suppressor gene - DNA repair protein
Breast and ovarian cancer
Gene product Associated tumor….
MEN1
Tumor suppressor gene
MEN type 1
Gene product Associated tumor….
NF1
Tumor suppressor gene - Ras GTPase activating protein
Neurofibromatosis type 1
Gene product Associated tumor….
NF2
Tumor suppressor gene - Merlin (schwannomin) protein
Neurofibromatosis type 2
Gene product Associated tumor….
CPD4
Tumor suppressor gene - DPC (deleted in pancreatic cancer)
Pancreatic cancer.
Gene product Associated tumor….
DCC
Tumor suppressor gene
Colon cancer
Gene product Associated tumor….
p16
Tumor suppressor gene - cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor 2A
Melanoma
Gene product Associated tumor….
PTEN
Tumor suppressor gene
Breast cancer, prostate cancer, endometrial cancer
Gene product Associated tumor….
Rb
Tumor suppressor gene - inhibits E2F; blocks G₁→ S phase
retinoblastoma and osteosarcoma
Gene product Associated tumor….
TSC1
Tumor suppressor gene - Hamartin protein
Tuberous Sclerosis
Gene product Associated tumor….
TSC2
Tumor suppressor gene - Tuberin protein
Tuberous Sclerosis
Gene product Associated tumor….
ERB-B1
Proto-oncogene
SCC of the lung