Sentences with phrase «in tumor suppression»

A recently developed genetic screening technique using RNA interference identified Myh9's protein, myosin IIa, as playing an important role in tumor suppression.

We have examined the involvement of p21 in tumor suppression by following a large cohort of p21 - deficient mice for an extended period of time.

Studies by ours and other groups have shown that a number of EphA2 and EphA3 mutations inactivate Eph receptor canonical signaling by disrupting ephrin binding or kinase activity, consistent with a role of canonical signaling in tumor suppression.

But then, in 2006, researchers in Canada working with breast - cancer cells found that metformin increased the activity of an enzyme involved in tumor suppression, suggesting that the drug might fight cancer by working directly on cancer cells.

These genes play an important role in tumor suppression; their mutations can increase the probability of developing metastatic cancer.

As an assistant professor at the Boston University Medical School, she became interested in the control of cellular senescence and its role in tumor suppression and aging.