Enzyme key to link between age-related inflammation and cancer
Wednesday, February 3, 2016 - 20:30
in Biology & Nature
For the first time, researchers have shown that an enzyme key to regulating gene expression -- and also an oncogene when mutated -- is critical for the expression of numerous inflammatory compounds that have been implicated in age-related increases in cancer and tissue degeneration. Inhibitors of the enzyme are being developed as a new anti-cancer target.