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Definition of Proto-oncogene
1. Noun. A normal gene that has the potential to become an oncogene.
Definition of Proto-oncogene
1. Noun. (genetics) A gene, that promotes the specialization and division of normal cells, that becomes an oncogene following mutation ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Proto-oncogene
Literary usage of Proto-oncogene
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Molecular Neurobiology: Proceedings of the 2nd NIMH Conference by Steven Zalcman (1995)
"We have been studying the regulation and function of the fas proto-oncogene as
an example of an immediate-early transcription factor. ..."
2. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"The nuclear proto-oncogene, c-fos, has been implicated in the coordinated regulation
of gene expression during cell proliferation and differentiation. ..."
3. Reviews in Environmental Health (1998): Toxicological Defense Mechanics edited by Gary E. R. Hook, George W. Lucier (2000)
"Role of 60. proto-oncogene activation in carcinogenesis. ... Mutations in the
ras proto-oncogene: clues to etiology and 61. molecular pathogenesis of mouse ..."
4. Smokeless Tobacco Or Health: An International Perspective by DIANE Publishing Company (1993)
"Adjacent clinically and histologically normal tissue from the same patients had
single proto-oncogene copy number. No amplification or rearrangement of ..."
5. Novel Systems for the Study of Human Disease: From Basic Research to by OECD Staff, (Paris) Organisation for Economic Co-ope (1998)
"The c-jun proto-oncogene has been implicated in ... The function ofc-Fos Finally,
I would like to discuss the biology of the c-Fos proto-oncogene of which ..."
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