Question

a potential cancer-causing gene coding for a protein with cell cycle control responsibilities is a(n) , and a gene coding for a protein that stimulates cell division is a .

Answer 1

A potential cancer-causing gene coding for a protein with cell cycle control responsibilities is a carcinogen, and a gene coding for a protein that stimulates cell division is a proto-oncogene.

What is carcinogen?

• Anything that has the potential to cause cancer is a carcinogen.
• They fall into three main categories: oncogenic (cancer-causing) viruses, physical carcinogens, and chemical carcinogens (including those derived from biological sources).
• The majority of carcinogens, either alone or in combination, cause cancer by interacting with cell DNA and impairing healthy cellular function.
• As a result, a tumour (an abnormal tissue development) eventually develops.
• Tumors have the capacity to spread (metastasize) from their original sites, invade, and cause dysfunction in other tissues, leading to organ failure and death.
• The two main ways that carcinogens cause these tumors to develop are through DNA changes that promote cell division and stop cells from being able to self-destruct in response to common triggers like DNA damage or cellular injury (apoptosis).
• There are substances known as carcinogens that cause cancer by means of non-genotoxic processes such immunosuppression and the development of tissue-specific inflammation.

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