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The role of oncogenes in drug resistance

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Abstract

Increasing evidences indicate that oncogenes can directly or indirectly impact on cancer-cell drug resistance. This chapter provides a conceptual review regarding the role of oncogenes in drug resistance. The review is focused on drug resistance mediated by oncogenes encoding growth factor receptors, signaling molecules, transcription factors, cell-cycle regulators, and apoptosis regulators. It is my hope that better understanding on the role of oncogenes in drug resistance will invoke ideas on new approaches to enhance the cytotoxicity of the standard chemotherapeutic agents by functional perturbation of resistance-inducing oncogenes.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)283-292
Number of pages10
JournalCytotechnology
Volume27
Issue number1-3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1998

Keywords

  • Apoptosis
  • Cell-cycle control
  • Growth factor receptors
  • Signal transduction
  • Transcription factors

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Bioengineering
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Clinical Biochemistry
  • Cell Biology

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