X-ray analysis deciphers master regulator important for skin cancer
Saturday, December 1, 2012 - 17:00
in Biology & Nature
Scientists have uncovered the molecular structure of a master regulator central to the most deadly form of skin cancer, melanoma. The results throw new light on the workings of the so-called Microphthalmia-associated Transcription Factor MITF, that is not only connected to skin cancer, but also to a variety of hereditary diseases.