proto-oncogene

See also: protooncogene

English

Alternative forms

protooncogene

Etymology

From proto- +‎ oncogene.

Noun

proto-oncogene (plural proto-oncogenes)

(genetics) A gene, promoting the specialization and division of normal cells, that could become an oncogene due to mutation.
- 2010, Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of All Maladies, Fourth Estate (2011), page 534:
  Typically, proto-oncogenes are normal cellular genes that, when activated by mutation or overexpression, promote cancer.

Derived terms

proto-oncogenic

Related terms

Translations

gene promoting the specialization and division of normal cells that could become an oncogene due to mutation

Finnish: esisyöpägeeni, proto-onkogeeni
French: proto-oncogène (fr) m
Hungarian: protoonkogén
Italian: protooncogene (it) m

References

Lodish, Harvey with Berk, Arnold, Zipursky, Lawrence S., Matsudaira, Paul, Baltimore, David, and Darnell, James (2000) “Glossary”, in Molecular Cell Biology‎^[1], fourth edition, New York, N.Y.: W. H. FREEMAN, →ISBN, retrieved 11 December 2009