Wednesday 17 October 2012

Protein Mechanism That Spurs Tumor Growth In Prostate, Other Cancers, Unveiled

US researchers have discovered how a protein called Trop2 controls the growth and proliferation of cancer cells in prostate and probably other epithelial cancer tumors, It involves a mechanism where the protein "cleaves" into two parts: one inside the cell and the other outside. They hope their discovery will lead to new therapies that stop cancer growing. Study leaders Tanya Stoyanova and Owen Witte, of the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), and colleagues, write about their findings in the 15 October issue of Genes and Development... via Health News from Medical News Today Read More Here..

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