New target for treating wide range of cancers: Promising binding site on mutant p53 protein
Friday, February 1, 2013 - 06:36
in Biology & Nature
Biologists, chemists and computer scientists have identified an elusive pocket on the surface of the p53 protein that can be targeted by cancer-fighting drugs. The finding heralds a new treatment approach, as mutant forms of this protein are implicated in nearly 40 percent of diagnosed cases of cancer, which kills more than half a million Americans each year.