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Background and context
- Tumor suppressor genes code for proteins that inhibit the cell cycle and promote apoptosis.
- They are called tumor suppressors because tumors may occur when mutations cause these genes to become nonfunctional.
- Tumor suppressor genes inhibit the cell cycle, limiting cell division.
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The tumor suppressor gene produces a protein that stops the cell cycle from continuing.
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