transforming genes การใช้

• This gene is the putative transforming gene of avian sarcoma virus 17.
• Although this gene was isolated as a transforming gene from a melanoma cell line, no linkage between MEL and malignant melanoma has been demonstrated.
• When a viral gene is introduced into the host cell and is sufficient to induce oncogenesis  the creation of cancerous cells  in the infected cell line, the gene is said to be a " viral transforming gene ".