Crosstalk between genetically abnormal epithelial cells and normal support cells drives tumor formation
Wednesday, December 3, 2014 - 08:00
in Biology & Nature
Genetically abnormal epithelial cells can interact with genetically normal support cells to help each other proliferate and to drive tumor formation, shows a study by A*STAR researchers using a fruit fly model. Inhibition of the signals that pass between these cells has the potential to block the growth and development of solid tumors.