What do ras oncogenes do?
The ras oncogenes play a crucial role in the regulation of cellular proliferation, probably by coupling growth factor receptors to the PI second messenger pathway. Additional experiments are needed to verify and detail this mechanism, and to examine the question of differing roles for the three ras variants.
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Department of Human Biological Chemistry and Genetics, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77550.
D000818:Animals; D011905:Genes, ras; D006801:Humans