Mader/Biology, 10/e – Chapter Outlines

Proto-oncogenes are at the end of a stimulatory pathway from the plasma membrane to the nucleus; a growth factor binding at the plasma membrane can result in turning on an oncogene. 5. Proto-oncogenes can undergo mutation to become oncogenes (cancer-causing genes). 6. An oncogene may code for a faulty receptor in the stimulatory pathway. ................
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