Researchers have discovered that a protein family that is essential for cell replication during embryonic development also plays a key role in the development of colon cancer. By studying the genetic background of a large sample of tumors, the scientists found that the protein family is often mutated in the tumors, creating different forms of… [Continue Reading]
Mutations in Proteins that Control Cell Growth Discovered to Activate Colon Cancer
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Molecular Switch that Boosts Fat Burning in the Body Discovered
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Scientists studying the regulation of enzymes that burn fat in the body have made an important advance in their work, discovering new signals that ramp up enzyme activity. Enzymes involved in breaking down fat can now be manipulated to work three times harder by turning on a molecular switch recently observed by chemists at the… [Continue Reading]