What's new in ras genes? Physiological role of ras genes in signal transduction and significance of ras gene activation in tumorigenesis

Pathology, Research and Practice
V Waldmann, H M Rabes

Abstract

Ras gene mutations have been found with variable prevalence in different tumor types. While during the past decade a lot of information has been accumulated on the frequency of ras oncogene activation in tumors, the last two years brought considerable progress in elucidating molecular mechanisms of signal transduction for which cellular ras proteins are key elements. They transmit signals from upstream tyrosine kinases to downstream serine/threonine kinases ultimately leading to changes of gene expression cytoskeletal architecture, cell-to-cell interactions and metabolism. These signalling pathways are of interest for the physiological regulation of proliferation and differentiation in normal, as well as in cancer tissue. Mutational activation of cellular ras genes to transforming oncogenes is thought to promote cell growth even in the absence of extracellular stimuli, and may thereby contribute to the initiation and/or progression of tumors.

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