Skeleton of cells controls cell multiplication

A research team from Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciencia (IGC; Portugal), led by Florence Janody, in collaboration with Nicolas Tapon from London Research Institute (LRI; UK), discovered that the cell's skeleton can trigger the multiplication of cells through the action of proteins that control cellular rigidity. During this process genes that promote cancer - oncogenes - become activated, leading to tumor formation in living organisms. This study was published in the latest edition of the scientific journal Current Biology.

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