Tumor Suppressor Genes Flashcards

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Tumor suppressors

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Loss of function = increased cancer risk

Both alleles must be lost for expression of disease

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APC

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Colorectal cancer (associated with FAP)

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BRCA1/2

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Breast and ovarian cancer

DNA repair protein

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CPD4/SMAD4

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Pancreatic cancer

DPC = Deleted in Pancreatic Cancer

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DCC

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Colon cancer

DCC = Deleted in Colon Cancer

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MEN1

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MEN type I

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NF1

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NeuroFibromatosis type 1

RAS GTPase activating protein (neurofibromin)

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NF2

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NeuroFibromatosis type 2

Merlin (schwannomin) protein

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p16

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Melanoma

Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 2A

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p53

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Most human cancers
Li-Fraumeni syndrome

Transcription factor for p21, blocks G1–>S phase

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PTEN

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Breast, prostate, endometrial cancer

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Rb

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Retinoblastoma
Osteosarcoma

Inhibits E2F, blocks G1–>S phase

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TSC1

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Tuberous sclerosis

Hamartin protein

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TSC2

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Tuberous sclerosis

Tuberin protein

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VHL

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Von Hippel-Lindau disease

Inhibits hypoxia inducible factor 1a

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WT1/2

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Wilms Tumor - nephroblastoma