Mechanism that controls expression of protein involved in numerous cancers discovered

Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - 21:40 in Biology & Nature

Researchers have identified a new mechanism controlling the transmission of an abnormal signal at the origin of several cancers. In a new study, the team explains the recent discovery of a protein complex that controls the RAS/MAPK signalling pathway, responsible for some of the deadliest cancers, including pancreatic, colon and lung cancers, and melanomas.

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