A gene present in a normal cell which carries out a normal cellular function, but which can become an oncogene under certain circumstances. The prefix "c-" indicates a cellular gene, and is generally used for proto-oncogenes (examples: c-myb , c-myc , c-fos , c-jun , etc).
Normal gene, usually concerned with the regulation of cell proliferation, that can be converted into a cancer-promoting oncogene by mutation.
A normal cellular gene that encodes a protein usually involved in regulation of cell growth or proliferation and that can be mutated into a cancer-promoting oncogene, either by changing the protein-coding segment or by altering the regulation of the protein.
A normal gene that can be altered (either through mutation or through nearby insertion of viral DNA) to become an active oncogene.
The non-activated form of a cellular oncogene in an untransformed cell. A gene that, when mutated or otherwise affected, becomes an oncogene.
A normal gene that with mutation or other mechanisms becomes an oncogene.
gene responsible for some aspect of normal growth and development; it may be transformed into an oncogene, a gene capable of causing cancer
A cellular gene that can be converted to an oncogene as the result of somatic mutation or via recombination with a viral gene.
a normal growth-directing gene.
a normal gene that has the potential to become an oncogene
a genetic sequence found in a noncancerous cell which, when mutated in a characteristic way, can become an oncogene
a gene which is involved in signal transduction and execution of mitogenic signals, usually through its protein product
a gene whose protein product has the capacity to induce cellular transformation given it sustains some genetic insult
a normal gene that can become an oncogene, either after mutation or increased expression
a normal gene whose protein products tell a cell to divide/grow by proceeding through the cell cycle
A gene that can trigger cancer when genetically altered to become an oncogene, but that otherwise is important for the day-to-day activities of cells.
A gene that normally regulates cell growth and proliferation, but which when mutated can cause cancer. See also Mutation, Oncogene.
a normal gene which undergoes change to become a cancer causing gene (oncogene)
A gene implicated in normal cellular division which, when mutated, becomes an oncogene.
Normal gene that may become an oncogene; also called cellular oncogene.
a normal gene that could develop into one that causes a transformation of normal cells into cancerous tumor cells, especially a viral gene that transforms a host cell into a tumor cell
gene that, when converted to an oncogene by mutation, can cause a normal cell to become malignant. Normal oncogenes function to control normal cell growth.
a normal gene responsible for promoting regulated cell growth.
The normal cellular counterpart of a gene that can be mutated to become a dominant oncogene.
A normal cellular gene that with alteration, such as by mutation or DNA rearrangement, can become an active oncogene.