Some, known as oncogenes, turn on cell division, whereas others, called tumor-suppressor genes, are responsible for switching the process off.
A normal immune system has twice as many helper Tcells, which stimulate the making of antibodies, as it does suppressor Tcells, which keep antibody production under control.
It said that its suppressor had cut jet noise below the level promised purchasers of the 707, making it slightly less noisy than a Super Constellation.
Frontiers news briefs: 27 June ( Frontiers ) In this week's news briefs: The benefits of endophytic bacteria; clustering the lexicon in the brain; and how oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes can contribute to chromosomal instability.
June 27, 2013 - EurekAlert!
John Howard in Reuters.uk I believe there is something quite heroic about a country that is going through the pain and the suffering that Iraq is going through, yet still extends due process to somebody who was a tyrant and brutal suppressor and murderer of his people,...
Andrea in SpiritIndia This study provides critical genetic evidence that continuous repression of a tumor suppressor gene is required for a tumor to survive,said Andrea Ventura, an Italian postdoctoral associate in the Center for Cancer Research and first author...
Daniel in EurekAlert (press release) This is the first X chromosome gene directly implicated as a tumor suppressor,says Daniel A. Haber, MD, PhD, director of the MGH Cancer Center and senior author of the report, which will appear in the journal Science and is receiving early...