Cancer
Protein stability’s dark side
2 Feb 2010Stabilization of a tumor-inducing protein by the human papillomavirus protein E2 may be an early step in cervical tumor formation
Helping receptors arrange transportation
2 Feb 2010A previously uncharacterized cellular transport mechanism controls activity of a receptor involved in various cancers
Finding patterns in repetition
19 Jan 2010A sophisticated algorithm combines expression data with information about patient outcomes to reveal cancer genes
Breaking the cycle
5 Jan 2010MicroRNA molecules represent an important regulatory roadblock preventing cancer cell proliferation
Keeping an eye on cancer
22 Dec 2009Bioluminescence imaging allows real-time monitoring of cancer spreading through the body
A protein witnessing 30 years of evolution in cancer research
22 Dec 2009Cancer-suppressor protein p53 has undergone dramatic shifts in understanding over the past 30 years, but now scientists are entering a new era in the development of novel p53-based therapies.
Arming the body against liver cancer
10 Nov 2009Immune cells that target tumors can be boosted in chronic hepatitis B sufferers