Gene variant may provide novel therapy for several cancer types
This landmark study is published in the June 6, 2013 issue of the journal Science. Ramon Parsons, MD, PhD, Professor and Chair of Oncological Sciences led the team that discovered a mutation in the...
View ArticleResearchers identify rescuer for vital tumor-suppressor
"We discovered that the enzyme USP13 stabilizes the PTEN protein by reversing a process that marks various proteins for destruction by the cell's proteasome," said the paper's senior author Li Ma,...
View ArticleSurprising new insights into the PTEN tumor suppressor gene — ScienceDaily
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View ArticleNew trick for ‘old’ drug brings hope for pancreatic cancer patients
Cancer Research UK scientists have found a new use for an old drug by showing that it shrinks a particular type of pancreatic cancer tumour and stops it spreading, according to researchpublished in...
View ArticleStudy revises theory of how PTEN, a critical tumor suppressor, shuts off...
Today, scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) publish new evidence explaining precisely how the protein encoded by PTEN (called PTEN) works -- specifically, how it is recruited to...
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