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Research News
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Written by Administrator
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Monday, 08 November 2004 |
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The Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance Reports: "Recent research has found that TSC genes code for two proteins, tuberin and hamartin, which join together to form a tumour suppressor complex, TSC1-2. An article in today's New Scientist by Robin Orwant 'Cancer Unplugged' pp34-37, reports work by Professor Kun-Liang Guan at the University of Michigan that showed for the first time that TSC1-2 is the link between the two pathways important to the growth and division of cells, namely the energy that drives new cell growth and the supply of nutrients, amino acids, needed to make the new proteins. "Newly discovered links between cancer and the way cells grow and manage their energy budget are transforming our view of the disease" says Orwant." |
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