Neuroblastoma RAS viral oncogene homolog
Encyclopedia
NRAS is an enzyme
that in humans is encoded by the NRAS gene
. It was discovered by researchers at the Institute of Cancer Research
, funded by the Imperial Cancer Research Fund (now Cancer Research UK
), and named NRAS
, for its initial identification in human neuroblastoma cells.
Enzyme
Enzymes are proteins that catalyze chemical reactions. In enzymatic reactions, the molecules at the beginning of the process, called substrates, are converted into different molecules, called products. Almost all chemical reactions in a biological cell need enzymes in order to occur at rates...
that in humans is encoded by the NRAS gene
Gene
A gene is a molecular unit of heredity of a living organism. It is a name given to some stretches of DNA and RNA that code for a type of protein or for an RNA chain that has a function in the organism. Living beings depend on genes, as they specify all proteins and functional RNA chains...
. It was discovered by researchers at the Institute of Cancer Research
Institute of Cancer Research
The Institute of Cancer Research is a cancer research institute located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. The ICR was founded in 1909 as a research department of the Royal Marsden Hospital and joined the University of London in 2003...
, funded by the Imperial Cancer Research Fund (now Cancer Research UK
Cancer Research UK
Cancer Research UK is a cancer research and awareness charity in the United Kingdom, formed on 4 February 2002 by the merger of The Cancer Research Campaign and the Imperial Cancer Research Fund. Its aim is to reduce the number of deaths from cancer. As the world's largest independent cancer...
), and named NRAS
Neuroblastoma RAS viral oncogene homolog
NRAS is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the NRAS gene. It was discovered by researchers at the Institute of Cancer Research, funded by the Imperial Cancer Research Fund , and named NRAS, for its initial identification in human neuroblastoma cells.-External links:*...
, for its initial identification in human neuroblastoma cells.