New Function Of Protein In Cellular Respiration Identified

Friday, January 30, 2009 - 09:37 in Health & Medicine

Researchers have found that the protein Stat3 plays a key role in regulating mitochondria, the energy-producing machines of cells. This discovery could one day lead to the development of new treatments for heart disease to boost energy in failing heart muscle or to master the abnormal metabolism of cancer.

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