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Tumor suppressor genes play a crucial role in regulating cell growth and preventing cancer. These genes typically function to inhibit cell division, repair DNA damage, or induce apoptosis. For cancer to develop due to tumor suppressor gene loss, both alleles of the gene must be inactivated.
List of Tumor Suppressor Genes and Associated Conditions
Gene | Gene Product | Associated Condition |
---|---|---|
APC | Negative regulator of β-catenin/WNT pathway | Colorectal cancer (associated with FAP) |
BRCA1/BRCA2 | BRCA1/BRCA2 proteins | Breast, ovarian, and pancreatic cancers |
CDKN2A | p16 (blocks G1 → S phase) | Melanoma, pancreatic cancer |
DCC | Deleted in Colon Cancer (DCC) | Colon cancer |
SMAD4 (DPC4) | Deleted in Pancreatic Cancer (DPC) | Pancreatic cancer |
MEN1 | Menin | Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia type 1 |
NF1 | Neurofibromin (Ras GTPase activating protein) | Neurofibromatosis type 1 |
NF2 | Merlin (schwannomin) protein | Neurofibromatosis type 2 |
PTEN | Negative regulator of PI3K/AKT pathway | Prostate, breast, and endometrial cancers |
Rb | Inhibits E2F (blocks G1 → S phase) | Retinoblastoma, osteosarcoma |
TP53 | p53 (activates p21, blocks G1 → S phase) | Most human cancers, Li-Fraumeni syndrome (SBLA cancer syndrome: Sarcoma, Breast, Leukemia, Adrenal gland) |
TSC1 | Hamartin protein | Tuberous sclerosis |
TSC2 | Tuberin protein | Tuberous sclerosis |
VHL | Inhibits hypoxia-inducible factor 1α | von Hippel-Lindau disease |
WT1 | Urogenital development transcription factor | Wilms tumor (nephroblastoma) |
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