Protein Responsible for Cell Division to Blame for Breast Cancer
The same gene which may hold the key to life, causing cells to divide and multiply is responsible for the progression of cancer. This is the result of research from the Northwestern University who have found the said protein going mad, inducing abnormally fast cell division. Scientists who found the existence of high levels of the said protein in cancer cells have successfully reduced the ability of these afflicted cells to divide by removing it form the cells, effectively controlling the disease. Genes and proteins interact to dictate the way cells divide and can even turn into cancer cells.
Cancer cells are similar to normal cells except for the fact they have genetic mutations and have the ability to multiply at an amazing rate. Once they initiate cell division, they have the potential to spread to other organs, neighboring or even distant, if they manage to get a foothold on the said areas. Controlling the proteins themselves may hold the key to controlling or even curbing the disease but more studies are needed to confirm and verify their results before people can see these solutions to some of the deadliest diseases on earth to date.