Some skin cancer may be mediated by primary cilia activity
Sunday, August 23, 2009 - 13:07
in Biology & Nature
Tiny, solitary spikes that stick out of nearly every cell in the body play a central role in a type of skin cancer, new research has found. The discovery in mice shows that the microscopic structures known as primary cilia can either suppress or promote this skin cancer, depending on the mutation triggering the disease.