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Family of retrovirus-associated DNA sequences (ras) originally isolated from Harvey (H-ras, Ha-ras, rasH) and Kirsten (K-ras, Ki-ras, rasK) murine sarcoma viruses. Ras genes are widely conserved among animal species and sequences corresponding to both H-ras and K-ras genes have been detected in human, avian, murine, and non-vertebrate genomes. The closely related N-ras gene has been detected in human neuroblastoma and sarcoma cell lines. All genes of the family have a similar exon-intron structure and each encodes a p21 protein.
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- Genes, ras
- ras Gene
- H-ras Genes
- H-ras Oncogenes
- Ha-ras Genes
- Ha-ras Oncogenes
- K-ras Genes
- K-ras Oncogenes
- Ki-ras Genes
- Ki-ras Oncogenes
- N-ras Genes
- N-ras Oncogenes
- c-H-ras Genes
- c-H-ras Proto-Oncogenes
- c-Ha-ras Genes
- c-Ha-ras Proto-Oncogenes
- c-K-ras Genes
- c-K-ras Proto-Oncogenes
- c-Ki-ras Genes
- c-Ki-ras Proto-Oncogenes
- c-N-ras Genes
- c-N-ras Proto-Oncogenes
- ras Oncogene
- v-H-ras Genes
- v-H-ras Oncogenes
- v-Ha-ras Genes
- v-Ha-ras Oncogenes
- v-K-ras Genes
- v-K-ras Oncogenes
- v-Ki-ras Genes
- v-Ki-ras Oncogenes
- Gene, Ha-ras
- Gene, Ki-ras
- Gene, v-Ha-ras
- Gene, v-Ki-ras
- Genes, Ha-ras
- Genes, Ki-ras
- Genes, N-ras
- Genes, v-Ha-ras
- Genes, v-Ki-ras
- H ras Genes
- H ras Oncogenes
- H-ras Gene
- H-ras Oncogene
- Ha ras Genes
- Ha ras Oncogenes
- Ha-ras Gene
- Ha-ras Oncogene
- K ras Genes
- K ras Oncogenes
- K-ras Gene
- K-ras Oncogene
- Ki ras Genes
- Ki ras Oncogenes
- Ki-ras Gene
- Ki-ras Oncogene
- N ras Genes
- N ras Oncogenes
- N-ras Gene
- N-ras Oncogene
- c H ras Genes
- c H ras Proto Oncogenes
- c Ha ras Genes
- c Ha ras Proto Oncogenes
- c K ras Genes
- c K ras Proto Oncogenes
- c Ki ras Genes
- c Ki ras Proto Oncogenes
- c N ras Genes
- c N ras Proto Oncogenes
- c-H-ras Gene
- c-H-ras Proto-Oncogene
- c-Ha-ras Gene
- c-Ha-ras Proto-Oncogene
- c-K-ras Gene
- c-K-ras Proto-Oncogene
- c-Ki-ras Gene
- c-Ki-ras Proto-Oncogene
- c-N-ras Gene
- c-N-ras Proto-Oncogene
- ras Oncogenes
- v H ras Genes
- v H ras Oncogenes
- v Ha ras Genes
- v Ha ras Oncogenes
- v K ras Genes
- v K ras Oncogenes
- v Ki ras Genes
- v Ki ras Oncogenes
- v-H-ras Gene
- v-H-ras Oncogene
- v-Ha-ras Gene
- v-Ha-ras Oncogene
- v-K-ras Gene
- v-K-ras Oncogene
- v-Ki-ras Gene
- v-Ki-ras Oncogene
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Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.
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1991; was RAS GENES 1988-1990; was RAS GENES see ONCOGENES 1985-1987
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- Genes, Viral (1978-1987)
- Oncogenes (1983-1987)
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- National Library of Medicine. ras Genes. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011905. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011905
- ras Genes. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60039439