Cancer Genes: Functional Aspects [Paperback]

1. The Integrated Control of Cell Proliferation and Cell Viability.- 2. Control of Invasive Cell Growth by the Met Family Oncogenes.- 3. SRC Family Kinases and the Cell Cycle.- 4. p16 Family Inhibitors of Cyclin-Dependent Kinases.- 5. p53-Mediated Apoptosis: Regulatory and Mechanistic Aspects.- 6. The Molecular Genetics of Wilms Tumor.- 7. HTLV-I Tax: A Paradigm for How a Single Auxiliary Factor Can Regulate the Expression of Viral and Cellular Genes.- 8. CREM: Transcriptional Pacemaker of the cAMP Response.- 9. MADS-Domain Transcription Factors and Their Accessory Proteins (TCFS): Nuclear Targets for Growth Control Signals.- 10. Retinoblastoma Protein, Gene Expression, and Cell Cycle Control.- 11. Cyclin A-Kinase Binding to and Regulation of the Function of a Growth-Promoting Transcription Factor.- 12. Homeostatic Mechanisms Governing the Go Phase as Defined by the gas Genes.- 13. The Tel Gene and Human Leukemias.- 14. Characterization of the TCLI Gene and Its Involvement in T-Cell Malignancies.- 15. Targeting Ubiquitin-Mediated Degradation for Proliferation Inhibitors.- 16. Selective Killing of BCR-Abl Positive Cells with a Specific Inhibitor of the Abl Tyrosine Kinase.- 17. Unexpected Functions of Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony Stimulating Factor.