Same protein that fires up cancer-promoting erk also blocks its activation

Friday, April 19, 2013 - 22:20 in Health & Medicine

A protein which is intimately involved in cancer-promoting cell signaling also keeps a key component of the signaling pathway tied down and inactive, scientists report. Union with Shc keeps a potential troublemaker away from bad company and out of the nucleus.

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