Wednesday, October 9, 2013

'Jekyll-and-Hyde' protein determines life and death of cancer cells

Cancer researchers have identified a new molecular mechanism that causes cells to grow faster than they normally do. Importantly, they also discovered how to turn the mechanism into a weapon against cancer cells. The latest study, conducted by scientists from the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) at the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), the University of Oxford, and the MD Anderson Cancer Center at the University of Texas, reveals how methylation marks1 on the transcription factor2 E2F can influence the growth properties of cells...

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