Proto-oncogenes are normal growth-promoting genes that can be
activated to their oncogenic form. Discuss with emphasis...
Proto-oncogenes are normal growth-promoting genes that can be
activated to their oncogenic form. Discuss with emphasis on the
four major mechanism of oncogenic activation. (Min 2 and a half
pages)
Cancer is a genetic disease that arises due mutations in growth
promoting genes (oncogenes) and in growth suppressing genes (tumor
suppressor genes). Mutations in oncogenes that can lead to cancer
are gain-of-function mutations that result in the constitutive
activation of the proteins encoded by these genes. An example of
such a gene is Ras, a gene mutated in over 90% of pancreatic
cancers. When mutated, the Ras signaling is constitutively active,
leading to uncontrolled cell growth. Tumor suppressor genes encode...
Describe the role of proto-oncogenes/oncogenes OR tumor
suppressor genes in the development of cancer.
RNA processing splices introns out of pre-mRNA producing mature
mRNA. Describe what happens when some genes undergo alternative
splicing.
List three different types of
retrovirus-encoded oncogenes that are represented by
proto-oncogenes in normal cells. Briefly describe the general
function of the viral oncogene or its corresponding
proto-oncogene.
The genes that encode
BRCA1 and ATM proteins are proto-oncogenes/tumor
suppressors (highlight one of the two preceding terms).
Justify your choice in 1-3 sentences by describing the functions of
these proteins.
Justification:
Which of the following is the best description of a
proto-oncogene?
A. A normal important growth-regulating gene
B. A gene that codes for a catabolite activator protein
C. A specific gene sequence that is observed in lower animals but
that produces pseudogenes in humans
D. Any gene that produces an oncogenic effect
Why B and C not correct answer?
discuss the role of government policy in promoting or retarding
economic growth in one of the following “development states” of
east or south-east Asia: South Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia
Provide two examples of how therapeutic genes can be delivered into
cells, and discuss the challenges scientists face in making gene
therapy an effective technique for treating human genetic disease
conditions.
basic biotechnology
The p53 protein can activate genes involved in apoptosis, known
as programmed cell death. Discuss how mutations in genes coding for
proteins that function in apoptosis could contribute to cancer.