Oncogenes Flashcards
1
Q
BCL-2
A
Antiapoptotic
GOF –> lymphoma
2
Q
BRAF
A
Encodes serine/threonine kinase
GOF –> melanoma, NHL
3
Q
c-kit
A
Encodes cytokine receptor
GOF –> GI stromal tumor
4
Q
c-myc
A
TF
GOF –>Burkitt lymphoma
5
Q
HER2/neu (c-erbB2)
A
Encodes tyrosine kinase
GOF –> breast, ovarian, gastric carcinoma
6
Q
L-myc
A
TF, lung tumor
7
Q
N-myc
A
TF
GOF –> neuroblastoma
8
Q
RAS
A
Encodes GTPase
GOF –> colon, lung, pancreatic cancer
9
Q
RET
A
Encodes tyrosine kinase
MEN2A and B, medullary thyroid cancer
10
Q
BCR-ABL
A
Encodes tyrosine kinase
GOF –> CML, ALL