Quick Orientation
Section
Definition
- Objective
- Understand the core idea
- Keywords
- Oncogenes, Protooncogenes
Activation of Protooncogenes to Oncogenes
- Objective
- Learn the main facts and relationships
- Keywords
- Activation of Protooncogenes to Oncogenes
Mechanism of Action of Oncogenes
- Objective
- Learn the main facts and relationships
- Keywords
- oncoproteins, growth factors, growth factor receptors
Growth Factors
- Objective
- Learn the main facts and relationships
- Keywords
- Growth Factors
Growth Factor Receptors
- Objective
- Learn the main facts and relationships
- Keywords
- Growth Factor Receptors
Clinical Correlation
- Objective
- Connect the mechanism to clinical findings
- Keywords
- Ras-associated cancers, Lung cancer, Psoriasis
Definition
Oncogenes: genes capable of causing cancer (Greek oncos, tumor or mass), originally discovered in tumor-causing viruses.