Bashyam, M.D. and Srinivas, A. and Pratyusha, B. and Ashmala, N. and Sara , A.G. (2019) The Yin and Yang of cancer genes. Gene, 704. pp. 121-133. ISSN 0378-1119

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Abstract

Cancer is caused by malfunctioning of genes that normally regulate cardinal processes including various nuclear functions, cell division and survival, cell surface to nucleus signaling cascades, etc. Cancer associated genes are often classified as oncogenes (OCGs) or tumor suppressor genes (TSGs) depending on whether they promote or suppress tumorigenesis, respectively. Such strict classification of cancer genes may however be an over-simplification. Several studies have highlighted a dual role for cancer genes, often impacting the same facet of tumorigenesis. Knowledge of a possible dichotomy of a cancer gene (particularly an OCG) is imperative when evaluating its possible utility as a therapeutic target. Though previous studies have extensively evaluated specific examples of cancer genes exhibiting a dual nature, efforts to unravel the molecular basis for such contrasting functions have been fewer. The current review is an attempt to delineate molecular events underlying the functional dichotomy of cancer genes at the DNA (mutations, gene fusions, etc.), RNA (alternative splicing, regulation through non-coding RNAs, etc.) and protein (isoforms, mis-localisation, post-translational modifications, proteolytic cleavage, etc.) levels.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Oncogene Tumor suppressor gene Mutation Alternative splicing Post-translational modification Isoform
Subjects:	Genetics
Depositing User:	Users 2 not found.
Date Deposited:	16 Apr 2019 17:53
Last Modified:	03 May 2019 07:28
URI:	http://cdfd.sciencecentral.in/id/eprint/894

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