Protein that promotes cancer cell growth identified
Friday, July 24, 2009 - 11:49
in Biology & Nature
LA JOLLA, Calif., July 24, 2009 -- Scientists at Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Burnham) have found that the Caspase-8 protein, long known to play a major role in promoting programmed cell death (apoptosis), helps relay signals that can cause cancer cells to proliferate, migrate and invade surrounding tissues.