News tagged with myc protein

Cellular fuel gauge may hold the key to restricting cancer growth

Researchers at McGill University have discovered that a key regulator of energy metabolism in cancer cells known as the AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) may play a crucial role in restricting cancer cell growth. AMPK acts ...

Cancer Dec 27, 2012 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0 |

Researchers show Myc protein is cancer's 'volume control'

(Medical Xpress)—A protein called Myc, commonly found at high levels inside cancer cells, fuels the disease by allowing cells to override their in-built self-destruct mechanisms, according to two new studies by US scientists.

Cancer Oct 01, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

Protein may represent a switch to turn off B cell lymphoma

Researchers studying the molecular signals that drive a specific type of lymphoma have discovered a key biological pathway leading to this type of cancer. Cancerous cells have been described as being "addicted" to certain ...

Cancer May 07, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Breaking the backbone of triple-negative breast cancers

Putting the brakes on an abundant growth-promoting protein causes breast tumors to regress, according to a study published on March 19th in the Journal of Experimental Medicine.

Cancer Mar 19, 2012 | not rated yet | 0