Skeleton of cells controls cell multiplication

Thursday, February 26, 2015 - 13:00 in Health & Medicine

A research team has discovered that the cell’s skeleton can trigger the multiplication of cells through the action of proteins that control cellular rigidity. During this process genes that promote cancer – oncogenes – become activated, leading to tumor formation in living organisms.

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