Suicide gene
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suicide-gene-316-16222001
title:
Suicide gene
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In the field of genetics, a suicide gene is a gene that will cause a cell to kill itself through the process of apoptosis. Activation of a suicide gene can cause death through a variety of pathways, but one important cellular "switch" to induce apoptosis is the p53 protein. Stimulation or introduction of suicide genes is a potential way of treating cancer or other proliferative diseases. Suicide genes form the basis of a strategy for making cancer cells more vulnerable or sensitive to chemothera
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Gene that will cause a cell to kill itself through apoptosis
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_gene
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2024-04-06T19:30:50Z
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