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Researchers Identify a Novel Mechanism that Could be Targeted to Prevent Cancer Spread |
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Written by National Cancer Institute
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Sunday, 28 June 2009 |
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Washington, DC - Researchers have discovered a key to the function of a specific protein that helps control the levels of other critical proteins within cells, including a protein that suppresses the spread of cancer. The new information about the mechanism of action of the protein, called gp78, may enable researchers to explore new types of therapies to prevent the spread of cancer.
The study, by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, was published in the June 26, 2009, issue of Molecular Cell. |
