New cancer-causing gene discovered
May 17th, 2008 Posted in Nanomedicine NEWS
A new cancer-causing gene has been discovered by scientists at the OU Cancer Institute. That gene and the gene’s protein RBM3 are vital in division of healthy cells. In cancer cells, this protein increases significantly because of low oxygen levels. Of course, this leads to increasing the tumor.
Researchers at the OU Cancer Institute used technology devices to reduce the protein’s amount in cancer cells which led to cell death (it stopped cancer from growing).
This has been tested on various types of cancer – breast, pancreas, prostate etc. Clinical trials are estimated to start in about 5 years.
