News tagged with traffic cops

Inhibiting enzymes in the cell may lead to development and proliferation of cancer cells

Blocking certain enzymes in the cell may prevent cancer cell division and growth, according to new findings from researchers at the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. The ...

Cancer Apr 25, 2013 | 5 / 5 (1) | 1

Traffic cops of the immune system: Molecule called IKBNS in charge of regulatory immune cell maturation

A certain type of immune cell—the regulatory T cell, or Treg for short—is in charge of putting on the brakes on the immune response. In a way, this cell type might be considered the immune system's traffic cops.

Immunology Nov 29, 2012 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0