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src

src

1 9.9
A gene and its protein that help cells send signals and can cause cancer when changed
  • proper noun
  • Specialized
: src
  • Researchers discovered that the SRC gene plays a crucial role in signaling pathways that regulate cell growth.

Examples

  • PHOTO (COLOR): In 2002, the park service's Submerged Resources Unit (SRC) solved a decades-old mystery when they discovered a 1927 Chevrolet resting at the bottom of Olympia National Park's Lake Crescent.

    Academic text (2005)

  • They were able to show that the virus actually acquires this SRC oncogene from the cells that it infects.

  • By the way, the fact that the SRC gene could transform cells led to its being called an ONCO gene.

  • Studies have linked mutations in the SRC gene to a higher risk of certain cancers, highlighting its importance in cancer research.

  • The SRC protein is essential for various cellular processes, including proliferation and differentiation.

Synonyms

ALK
vssrc
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A gene and the protein it makes that is linked to some cancers

is a tyrosine kinase that works in cell signaling rather than as a receptor

Surface Forms

src main

Etymology

Src gets its name from early cancer research: scientists studying a virus called Rous sarcoma used the letters s, r, c from 'sarcoma' ('a type of cancer') to name the gene. Because of that origin, src is linked to cell growth and cancer research.