Tumor Supressor Genes Flashcards
APC
Colorectal Cancer (associated with FAP)
BRCA1/BRCA2
DNA Repair Protein
Breast and Ovarian Cancer
CDKN2A
p16: Blocks G1 - S Phase
Melanoma and Pancreatic Cancer
DCC
Colon Cancer
DPC4/SMAD4
Pancreatic Cancer
MEN1
Menin
MEN1
NF1
Ras GTPase Activating Protein (neurofibromin)
Neurofibromatosis Type 1
NF2
Merlin (schwannomin) Protein
Neurofibromatosis Type 2
PTEN
Breast, prostate, and endometrial cancer
Rb
Inhibits E2F; Blocks G1 - S Phase
Retinoblastoma and Osteosarcoma
TP53
p53, Activates p21; Blocks G1 - S Phase
Most human cancers, Li-Fraumeni Syndrome
TSC1
Hamartin Protein
Tuberous Sclerosis
TSC2
Tuberin Protein
Tuberous Sclerosis
VHL
Inhibits hypoxia inducible factor 1A
Von-Hippel-Lindau Disease, Renal Cell Carcinoma
WT1/WT2
Wilms Tumor (Nephroblastoma)