Cell scaffolding protein fascin-1 is hijacked by cancer
Monday, February 25, 2013 - 21:00
in Biology & Nature
A protein involved in the internal cell scaffold is associated with increased risk of metastasis and mortality in a range of common cancers finds a meta-analysis. The protein, fascin-1, is involved in bundling together the actin filaments which form the internal scaffolding of a cell and are involved in cell movement.