Source: Salk Institute for Biological Studies From: prnewswire.com Salk research shows that cellular recycling process, thought to fuel cancer’s growth, can actually prevent it Just as plastic tips protect the ends of shoelaces and keep them from fraying when we tie them, molecular tips called telomeres protect the ends of chromosomes and keep them from fusing when cells continually divide …
Enzymes ‘partner up’ to accelerate cancer, aging diseases
Source: Indiana University From: sciencedaily.com Researchers have identified cellular processes that appear to supercharge both the growth and shrinkage of the chemical ‘caps’ on chromosomes associated with aging, called telomeres. A new study from molecular biologists at Indiana University has identified cellular processes that appear to supercharge both the growth and shrinkage of the chemical “caps” on chromosomes associated with …
How could designer proteins thwart cancer?
By: Maria Cohut From: medicalnewstoday.com Chromosomes, or DNA molecules found in cells carrying genetic material, are “bookended” by telomeres, which will prevent them from “unraveling.” Telomeres are also important in the growth and aging process of cells, but what happens when cancer “hijacks” them, and can this be prevented? “A normal cell grows for just the right amount of time that …