Study uncovers actin's action in the nucleus, a break in protein's puzzling case
Actin is a protein that has been long known to work by linking itself into chains to form filaments. Providing rigidity to the cell, actin filaments are involved in a host of processes including muscle contraction, cell mobility and cell division. The protein does this job outside of the nucleus, in the cytoplasm.
When actin was first discovered in the cell's nucleus several decades ago, it was dismissed as a contaminant. But since...
New drugs are too slow getting to children with cancer
Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of Gleevec in combination with chemotherapy to treat newly diagnosed...
Cancer vaccine ingredient subverts immune attack, diverts it from tumors
For years, scientists have crafted vaccines designed to treat cancer, rather than to prevent it, by priming the immune system to track down...