His lab is now further investigating how this happens in hopes of identifying possible cancer drug targets for tumors that arise in obesity. (wi.mit.edu)
Wahl and Li imagine ReBiL being used in the future to discover new interactions between proteins that might serve as cancer drug targets, as well as being used in robotic systems to identify drugs that disrupt protein interactions. (sciencedaily.com)
Breast, uterine, and ovarian tumors often use these receptors to boost their growth, and many cancer drugs target them. (sciencedaily.com)