They generated a list of suspected oncogenes and tumor
suppressor genes based on their mutation patterns — and found many more potential cancer drivers than anticipated.
Not exact matches
A quantitative assay of the
suppressor tRNA activity in these mammalian cells is described; it is
based on the amount of tRNA - mediated readthrough of a terminating codon in the influenza virus NS1
gene after the cells are infected with virus.
Synthetic lethality -
based strategy has been developed to identify therapeutic targets in cancer harboring tumor
suppressor gene mutations, as exemplified by the effectiveness of PARP inhibitors in BRCA1 / 2 - mutated tumors.