New metabolic pathway involved in cell growth and implicated in cancer as well as metabolic disorders identified

Thursday, August 1, 2013 - 19:00 in Biology & Nature

Researchers now have a more complete picture of one particular pathway that can lead to cancer and diabetes. Scientists uncovered how a protein called p62 has a cascade affect in regulating cell growth in response to the presence of nutrients such as amino acids and glucose.

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