Sentences with phrase «evade death signals»
When Ras genes are mutated, cells grow uncontrollably and evade death signals.
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In fact, researchers at Stanford are already collaborating on initial clinical trials of an antibody that blocks cancer cells from displaying one such death - evading signal — a molecule called CD47.
The authors conclude that their six hallmarks — sustained proliferative signaling, evading growth suppression, resisting cell death, replicative immortality, induction of angiogenesis, and invasion / metastasis — continue to provide a useful conceptual framework for understanding the biology of cancer.