Sentences with phrase «tumor suppressor gene increases»

«A way to stabilize haploidy in animal cells: Mammalian haploid cells present problems during mitosis that limit their viability; the removal of the p53 tumor suppressor gene increases the survival rate of these cells thereby stabilising their haploid state.»

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However, the impact of the two methylation - regulating enzymes was still seen at 10 to 15 months, when scientists found decreased expression of hundreds of genes — many of which are key tumor suppressor genes such as BMP3, SFRP2 and GATA4 — in the smoke - exposed cells and a five - or - more-fold increase in the signaling of the KRAS oncogene that is known to be mutated in smoking - related lung cancers.

After EZH2 enzymes rise, their levels taper off, and then, the scientists found two to three-fold increases in a protein called DNMT1, which maintains DNA methylation in the «start» location of a variety of tumor suppressor genes that normally suppress cell growth.

In a previous study, his team worked with other collaborators to identify the potential role of extra copies of the tumor suppressor gene (p53) that increase the elephant's ability to eliminate pre-cancerous cells with DNA damage.

Phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN): Adding an extra copy of the tumor suppressor gene PTEN to mice produces lower rates of cancer, much as expected, but also increased life span.

Cyanidin increased SIRT6 enzyme levels in human colorectal cancer cells, and it was also discovered to decrease the expression of the Twist1 and GLUT1 cancer genes, while increasing the expression of the tumor suppressor FoXO3 gene in cells.

Mutations that impair, or turn off, tumor suppressor genes cause an increased risk of developing cancer.