gatekeeper gene

gatekeeper gene
any of those involved in regulation of cellular proliferation and the maintenance of a constant cell number; inactivation may be the genetic threshold beyond which ensues unrestrained cell growth and cancer. Cf. caretaker g.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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