Wednesday, 27 November 2013

Enhancing mitochondrial function may negate resistance to radiation therapy

The resistance of some cancers to the cell-killing effects of radiation therapy may be due to abnormalities in the mitochondria - the cellular structures responsible for generating energy, according to an international team of researchers. Their findings are published in Developmental Cell.Maxim Frolov, associate professor of biochemistry and molecular genetics at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and colleagues investigated the effects of a mutation in a gene called E2F, which controls other genes responsible for initiating programmed cell death, a normal function in most cells. via Health News from Medical News Today Read More Here..


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