title: Functions of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes.
abstract: Mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes confer a high risk of breast cancer development. Both genes encode very large proteins of unknown function but recent results suggest that they may have roles in transcriptional regulation and DNA repair. These advances offer the prospect of understanding not only the normal cellular function of these genes but also how their loss leads to tumour formation.
authors.affiliation: CRC Centre for Cell and Molecular Biology, Chester Beatty Laboratories, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK. alana@icr.ac.uk
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bertwistle
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ashworth
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019313:BRCA1 Protein / Q000235:genetics*; D024682:BRCA2 Protein; D004260:DNA Repair; D006801:Humans; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D019313:BRCA1 Protein; D024682:BRCA2 Protein; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors