Pten (short for phosphatase and tensin homolog) is a tumor suppressor that is defective in about 20-25 percent of all patients with cancers. Mayo Clinic researchers now have discovered that Pten safeguards against tumor formation ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 2, 2016
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An international group of researchers led by Carnegie Mellon University physicists Mathias Lösche and Frank Heinrich have established the structure of an important tumor suppressing protein, PTEN. Their findings provide ...
Biochemistry
Aug 20, 2015
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Genetically abnormal epithelial cells can interact with genetically normal support cells to help each other proliferate and to drive tumor formation, shows a study by A*STAR researchers using a fruit fly model. Inhibition ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 3, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Many of the critical processes underlying cancer formation and eventual metastasis to other organs remain mysterious. In the quest for earlier diagnoses and more effective treatment, intensive research efforts ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jun 4, 2013
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A high school student from Texas has won a $100,000 scholarship for scientific work that could help driverless cars and robots navigate around obstacles.
Other
Dec 4, 2012
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A team of researchers in Singapore has determined the structure of a pair of proteins that may play an important role in tumor growth and the progression of cancer. The proteins, Vestigial (Vg) and Scalloped (Sd), normally ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 12, 2012
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Not all adult stem cells are created equal. Some are busy regenerating worn out or damaged tissues, while their quieter brethren serve as a strategic back-up crew that only steps in when demand shoots up. Now, researchers ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 19, 2012
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Cyclin-dependent kinase 1 (Cdk1) is a member of the Cdk family of enzymes which control the cell cycle. Philipp Kaldis at the A*STAR Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology and co-workers have now shown that Cdk1 plays a ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 20, 2012
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Two University of Oregon biologists have launched an ambitious, highly focused effort to identify genetic changes that occur from the formation of a single mutation to full-fledged cancer.
Biotechnology
Feb 4, 2011
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Research published by Army scientists indicates that a minor reduction in levels of one particular gene, known as CD45, can provide protection against two divergent microbes: the virus that causes Ebola hemorrhagic fever ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 20, 2009
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