Saturday, 29 June 2013

Elongation of Telomeres Influences Cancer Cell Differentiation

At the Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research in Tokyo, researchers have discovered that forced elongation of telomeres (extensions on the end of chromosomes) promotes the differentiation of cancer cells, probably reducing malignancy, which is strongly associated with a loss of cell differentiation. They report their findings in a manuscript published online ahead of print, in the journal iMolecular and Cellular Biology/i. "Cancer cells may maintain ...

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