Proto-Oncogenes

**Definition:** Normal cellular genes homologous to viral oncogenes. The products of proto-oncogenes are important regulators of biological processes and appear to be involved in the events that serve to maintain the ordered procession through the cell cycle. Proto-oncogenes have names of the form c-onc.

**Tree numbers:** - G05.360.340.024.340.375.500.791

**Synonyms:** - Proto-Oncogene