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Retroviral Oncogenes and Cancer Insights by Jennifer Jane is a document available to read on EtoBox.
Retroviruses were found to be the original source of oncogenes. The first oncogene identified was src in Rous sarcoma virus. Key features of retroviral oncogenes like src include that they are involved in cellular processes like replication rather than viral replication. Most major human oncogenes like Ras, Myc, and EGFR were first discovered in retroviruses. Bishop and Varmus discovered that the src oncogene originated from the host cell genome, demonstrating that retroviruses acquire oncogenes from their
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- Jennifer Jane
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