Pediatric brain tumors: Regulatory protein represents potential drug target

Monday, September 19, 2011 - 13:30 in Health & Medicine

Researchers have shown that the protein FoxM1 is essential for the growth of medulloblastomas, the most common type of malignant brain tumor in children. The antibiotic siomycin A specifically inhibits the expression of FoxM1 and might therefore provide an effective treatment for the disease.

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