New factor to control oncogene-induced senescence discovered

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 22:30 in Biology & Nature

A new article describes the major role that Pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) —- an enzyme of cellular energy metabolism -— plays in the regulation of the cellular senescence induced by the oncogene BRAF, which usually appears mutated in melanoma and other cancers.

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