In this first - of - a-kind survey, researchers used a forward - looking approach to screen the genes that
produce tyrosine kinases — reasoning that somewhere in this genomic landscape they might encounter novel mutations that spur colon cancer and other types of cancer.
According to Vogelstein, genetic mutations can
produce a tyrosine kinase that is essentially «turned on» in the absence of a normal activation signal, which is called constitutive activation.
Not exact matches
Choanoflagellates
produce a large number of
tyrosine kinases, molecular signals essential for intercellular communication in animals.