His research program is interested in understanding how cellular metabolism
regulates tumorigenesis.
Not exact matches
«This study demonstrates the significance of mammalian iRhoms in
regulating an EGFR signaling event that promotes accelerated wound healing and triggers
tumorigenesis,» Shultz says.
Moreover; the PI3K / AKT pathway also can contribute to melanoma
tumorigenesis through mutations or loss in PTEN and dysregulation in expression of AKT, which positively
regulates the G1 / S phase progression in cell cycle, suppresses apoptosis and promotes cellular survival.
There are also other drivers which
regulate melanoma
tumorigenesis.
Cancer studies have increasingly focused on chromatin — the intertwined proteins and DNA that are packaged into chromosomes — because of its ability to
regulate genes important for either activating or inhibiting
tumorigenesis.