Cytokinin maintains meristem by controlling cell division

 Deficient mutants – lonely guy (LOG)/STM

 Gene activates cytokinins

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Tumor cells secrete a protein plasminogen activator that converts the serum protein plasminogen to the active protease plasmin.

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Noncoding RNAs, especially microRNAs, play a critical role in tumorigenesis:

Let-7 miRNAs

miR-15-a 

miR-16-1

miR-21

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Let-7 miRNAs repress the translation of Ras mRNA and also targets MYC

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miR-15-a and miR-16-1, control the proliferation of 

B cells

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miR-21 targets PTEN phosphatase

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DNA methylation occurs at cytosines of CpG islands, leads to repression of the promoters. DNA hypermethylation & DNA hypomethylation is also a hallmark of cancer.