Discovery of a mechanism that controls the expression of a protein involved in numerous cancers

Friday, October 22, 2010 - 15:20 in Health & Medicine

Researchers at the Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC) of the Universite de Montreal have identified a new mechanism controlling the transmission of an abnormal signal at the origin of several cancers. In an article published in the journal Cell, Marc Therrien's team explains the recent discovery of a protein complex that controls the RAS/MAPK signalling pathway, responsible for some of the deadliest cancers, including pancreatic, colon and lung cancers, and melanomas. This regulating mechanism could prove to be a promising therapeutic target for the treatment of these diseases. The study conducted on the Drosophila model organism is to be verified in humans in a forthcoming step...

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