U2) Cancer

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  • Created by: lieselb12
  • Created on: 19-04-20 16:15
What is Cancer?
An uncontrollable growth of cells that forms a tumour.
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What are proto oncogenes?
They produce proteins that stimulate the cell cycle
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What are Tumour suppressers?
They slow down the cell cycle
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P genes mutations can cause...
faster cell division + cancer formation
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T gene mutations can lead to ...
Cancer as they deactivate the protein
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Chemotherapy can target... + ...?
interphase (s phase) + metaphase
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Targetting interphase...
stops dna replication
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Targetting metaphase...
stops spindle fibre formation
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What are proto oncogenes?

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They produce proteins that stimulate the cell cycle

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What are Tumour suppressers?

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P genes mutations can cause...

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T gene mutations can lead to ...

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