Yeast Cytosine Deaminase
Key Facts
Abbreviation
YCD
Pronunciation
/jiːst ˈsaɪtəsiːn dɪˈæmeɪs/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Human Genome
Examples in Context
- Fcy : : Fur gene was fused by two genes, Fcy and Fur. Gene Fcy encodes yeast cytosine deaminase and gene Fur encodes uracil phosphoribosyltransferase.
- BACKGROUND & AIM : To observe the expression of yeast cytosine deaminase ( YCD ) gene labeled by RFP in HeLa cells and how it mediates cytotoxicity.
- Objective : To explore therapeutic effect of a novel yeast cytosine deaminase ( YCD ) suicide gene in vivo on P388 / DBA murine leukemia model.