Oncogenes and tumor suppressor pairs Flashcards
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PDGF (PDGFB) function
Growth factor. secreted by activated platlets and macrophages. Induces vascular remodeling, smooth muscle cell prolif. Stimulates fibroblast growth for collagen synthesis
Mutation in PDGF
Astrocytoma
FGF function
Stimulate angiogenesis
EGF function
stimulates cell growth via tyrosine kinases (EGFR/ErbB1)
TGFBeta function
Angiogenesis, fibrosis
Metalloproteinases function
tissue remodeling
VEGF function
stimulate angiogenesis
ALK disease
oncogene receptor tyrosine kinase, lung adenocarcinoma
BCR-ABL disease
oncogene tyrosine kinase, CML (9;22), ALL
BCL-2 disease
oncogene antiapoptoic molecule (inhibits apoptosis, gets too stable follic and diffuse large bell lymphoma
BRAF disease
oncogene serine/threnonine kinase: melanoma, non hodgkin lymphoma, papillary thyroid carcinoma
C-Kit disease
oncogene cytokine receptor, GI stromal tumor
c-MYC disease
oncogene trnascription factor, nuclear regulator, burkitt lymphoma t(8:14)
HER2/neu (cerbb2) disease
oncogene receptor tyrosine kinase breast and gastric carcinomas
Trastuzumab
tx for HER2neu cancers
JAK2 disease
oncogene tyrosine kinase; CML
KRAS disease
oncogene GTPase; colon cancer, lung cancer, pancreatic cancer
MYCL1 disease
oncogene transcription factor, lung tumor
MYCN disease
oncogene trnascirption factor, neuroblastoma
RET disease
oncogene receptor tyrosine kinase (growth factor receptor), neural growth factor, MEN2A, MEN2B, medullary thyroid cancer
TSC1/TSC2 disease
tumor suppressor TSC1: hamartin protein, TSC2: tuberin protein, Tuberous sclerosis
VHL func and disease
tumor suppressor inhibits hypoxia inducible fator 1a von hippel lindau disease
WT1 disease
tumor suppressor Wilms tumor (nephroblastoma) transcription factor regulating urogenital development
NF1 diseasse
Neurofibromin (Ras GTPase activating protein) tumor suppressor NF1