Scientists show how a protein that determines cell polarity prevents breast cancer

Thursday, November 27, 2008 - 06:42 in Health & Medicine

In breast tissue, cells lining the breast's ducts have a certain shape that is required to maintain both organ structure and function. All breast cancers display a loss of this characteristic organisation, but very little is known about the molecules and pathways that regulate tissue structure and the role they play during cancer...

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