Newly discovered kinase regulates cytoskeleton, and perhaps holds key to how cancer cells spread

ScienceDaily (2010-05-31) -- Scientists have identified a previously unknown kinase that regulates cell proliferation, shape and migration, and may play a major role in the progression or metastasis of cancer cells.

科學家已鑑定出原先未知的kanase，它控制了細胞的增殖、形狀及移動，可能也與癌細胞的惡化有關。
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"This molecule may be an important new target for future anticancer therapies and a clinical biomarker that predicts whether a cancer is likely to spread," said Klemke.

本文有個重要的概念，細胞的這些重要的"行為"與細朐骨架有關，而這個kinase 則可能是其重要的指標，這對癌症的治療可能有幫助。



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