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Study unravels mystery of cancer-fueling enzyme–could lead to new therapies

Study unravels mystery of cancer-fueling enzyme–could lead to new therapies

Study unravels mystery of cancer-fueling enzyme–could lead to new therapies

To better understand how this master regulator works, Taatjes teamed up with Robin Dowell, a professor of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology; Taylor Jones, then a graduate student in biochemistry; and colleagues at CU Boulder's BioFrontiers Institute.

Inability of cells to recycle fats can spell disease

Inability of cells to recycle fats can spell disease

Led by Associate Professor Nguyen Nam Long, from the Department of Biochemistry and Immunology Translational Research Programme (TRP) at NUS Medicine, the team found that Spns1 is like a cellular gatekeeper which can help to move a type of fat molecule called lysophospholipids to the lysosome, the cell's "recycling centre."

Changes in blood cell production over the lifetime could impact leukemia outcomes

Changes in blood cell production over the lifetime could impact leukemia outcomes

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and their colleagues have developed the first comprehensive map of the dramatic changes that take place in the blood system over the course of the human lifetime.