How is an inmortal cancer cell line different from a regular cancel cell line ?

Q: Hi can you explain how environmental factors contribute to cancer?

A: Ans: Cancer: The uncontrolled growth of cells due to various internal and external factors is…

Q: How can a defect in p53 gene contribute to cancer development?

A: Cancer is an abnormal growth of cells which tend to proliferate in an uncontrolled way and, in some…

Q: What would make someone think they might have developed cancer and seek medical testing?

A: Cancer is a medical condition in which cells become abnormal and divide uncontrollably which leads…

Q: Can we cure cancer by restoring the function of tumor suppressor proteins such as mutant p53 or pRb?…

A: Cell division is a process through which a cell produces two identical daughter cells. Cell division…

Q: What plays an important role in preventing cancer ?

A: Cancer may be a giant cluster of diseases characterized by the uncontrolled growth and spread of…

Q: Why are people more likely to develop cancer as they age? Why does inheriting a mutation increase…

A: Cancer is the name given to a collection of related diseases.In all types of cancer,some of the…

Q: Why are deaths from infection in cancer patients so common?

A: Cancer is a condition in which the cells undergoes continuous cycle without stopping and doesn’t…

Q: What are the most significant environmental agents that contributeto human cancers?

A: Cancer is the disease of uncontrolled cell division.

Q: What is happening in all cancer? What process is this disrupting?

A: Cancer in simple term can be referred to a set of diseases which are caused by the production of an…

Q: What is the cancer stem cell hypothesis?

A: Every living organism is made up of cells. A cell is a small self-contained unit within a whole…

Q: Which genetic cancer predisposition syndrome is caused by germ-line mutations in the p53 gene and is…

A: P53 is the tumor suppressor protein (TP53 in humans) which is also described as the guardian of the…

Q: How can cancer arise from stem cells?

A: Stem cells are unique human cells and can grow into several cell types. This can vary between cells…

Q: What is the relationship between genetic mutations and cancer?

A: Mutation is defined as change in nucleotides nitrogenous base.

Q: What is a method some tumors use to evade restriction of their growth by secreting substances that…

A: Cells are the part of human body which grows and divide to make new cells. They are the basic…

Q: What is required to enable a cancercell to metastasize?

A: INTRODUCTION: Metastasis means that cancer cell spreads to a different body part from where it has…

Q: Why is the Philadelphia chromosome important to understanding & treating some cancers, especially…

A: Philadelphia chromosome is only present in the blood cells that are affected because of the damaged…

Q: How can a mutation in a tumor-suppressor gene contribute to the development of cancer?

A: Tumor-suppressor genes are like any other normal genes whose functions include slowing down cell…

Q: What is the role of the microenvironment in cancer development and progression?

A: Progression of cancer is the steps of progress of this disease, it includes many stages:  Stage I…

Q: What genes are involved in cancer?

A: Genes Involved In Cancer --- Genes  and Their Characteristics -- Genes are made up of pieces of DNA…

Q: What are the two basic phases of cancer cell developement? Tumor suppressors and proto-oncogenes a b…

A: According to guidelines we have to answer the first question only. so please kindly post the…

Q: Are genome and karyotype instabilities consequencesor causes of cancer?

A: Genome ad karyotype instabilities really leads to cancer.Lets have a detailed discussion: Genome…

Q: How do normal cells protect themselves from accumulating mutations in genes that could lead to…

A: Studies reveal that the p53 protein instructs cells to under-go apoptosis when mutations in the DNA…

Q: How do oncogenes differ from tumor suppressor genes?

A: Oncogenes are a physically and functionally diverse set of genes, the protein products of which act…

Q: How are DNA microarrays used to screen a patient’s cells for a cancer prognosis?

A: DNA microarrays is an advanced technique to study the expression the genes at once.

Q: How Mutations Cause Cancer Phenotypes?

A: The medical condition of cancer is generally characterized by the presence of a cluster of cells…

Q: Why does inflammation fuel cancer development/invasion?

A: Introduction :- The immune system uses inflammation as one of its defence mechanisms against…

Q: What role do cell check points have in cancer ?

A: Cancer is a disease that is associated with uncontrolled division of cells and invasion of…

Q: How is a cancerous cell different from a normal cell?

A: The cell is the basic structural, functional, and biological unit of all known organisms. A cell is…

Q: What technique is used to identify genes involved in cancer formation ?

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Q: 1)Briefly describe three chemical factors affecting cell division. 2)Briefly describe the three…

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Q: What is the relationship between the cell cycle and cancer production?

A: A cell is the fundamental, structural, and functional unit of the living cell bounded with a cell…

Q: How tumor-suppressor mutations contribute to cancer?

A: Cancer - Cancer is a type of disease in which cells divide in an uncontrolled manner. The cells…

Q: What types of evidence indicate that cancer arises from genetic changes?

A: Cancer is a disorder in which abnormal cells divide irrepressibly and destroy the tissues of the…

Q: How does the normal p53 protein inhibit cancer development?

A: Tumor-suppressor genes code for proteins that repair damaged DNA (preventing a cell from turning…

Q: How has the study of mitosis affected scientists’ knowledge of cancer?

A: Cancer is a disease in which tissue show unrestricted growth. cancer are of different types based on…

Q: What is a tumor suppressor? What is an oncogene?

A: Cancer is a diseased condition where the cells show abnormal growth and proliferation. The cancerous…

Q: If a mutation occurs in an embryonic stem cell that alters cell proliferation there is potential for…

A: Stem cells are undifferentiated cells that have potential to develop many different types of cells…

Q: How would our understanding of this regulation affect cancer prognosis and treatment?

A: The epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a complex developmental process that allows cancer…

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A: Tumour suppressor genes can be defined as the gene that is involved in the regulation and…

Q: What characterizes a cancer cell?

A: Introduction Loss of control over regulated mechanisms like division, differentiation, and apoptosis…

Q: What are the most common childhood cancers, and how do they differ from adult cancers?

A: Worldwide, cancer has emerged as a leading cause of illness and mortality. An improper cell cycle…

Q: How do cancer cells spread throughout the body?

A: The cells of the body differentiate after the division to perform different functions. Some of the…

Q: In cell growth, how does the normal allele of BRCA1 work? Is it an oncogene or a tumor suppressor…

A: Cell growth is a very complex and orderly process in which various enzymes cell signaling pathways…

Q: How do BRCA1 and BRCA2 function in regard to cell proliferation (are they proto-oncogenes,…

A: jjBRCA proteins play an important role in a variety of biological functions. In response to DNA…

Q: What is the role of regulatory gene mutations in cancer?

A: Regulatory genes are defined as genes which control or regulate the expression of one or multiple…

Q: What are the main types of cancer that affect humans?

A: Introduction In this question we have to write the main types of can

Q: How different are theconcepts of neoplasia, tumorand cancer?

A: Neoplasia: An abnormal mass of tissue, the growth of which exceeds and is uncoordinated with that of…