National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Signal Transduction Inhibitor
Synonyms

Signal Transduction Inhibitor

signal transduction inhibitor

Definitions

A substance that inhibits kinase enzymes and other proteins involved in signal transduction pathways to prevent tumor cell growth and induce apoptosis.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C2189

ALT_DEFINITION

A substance that blocks signals passed from one molecule to another inside a cell. Blocking these signals can affect many functions of the cell, including cell division and cell death, and may kill cancer cells. Certain signal transduction inhibitors are being studied in the treatment of cancer.

code

C2189

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C116978

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C116977

Contributing_Source

CTRP

DEFINITION

A substance that inhibits kinase enzymes and other proteins involved in signal transduction pathways to prevent tumor cell growth and induce apoptosis.

Display_Name

Signal Transduction Inhibitor

FULL_SYN

Signal Transduction Inhibitor

signal transduction inhibitor

label

Signal Transduction Inhibitor

Legacy Concept Name

Signal_Transduction_Inhibitor

Preferred_Name

Signal Transduction Inhibitor

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C2189

Semantic_Type

Chemical Viewed Functionally

UMLS_CUI

C1519313

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C274

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