Turning Cancer Cells Back To Normal Than Killing Them
Using the latest gene sequencing tools to examine so-called epigenetic influences on the DNA makeup of colon cancer, a Johns Hopkins team says its results suggest cancer treatment might eventually be more tolerable and successful if therapies could focus on helping cancer cells get back to normal in addition to strategies for killing them.
In a report published June 26 in Nature Genetics, the investigators focused on a particular epigenetic biochemical signature known as methylation, which silences genes. Although not part of a gene's central DNA sequence, it is copied when a cell divides, perpetuating its activity.
http://aurmoth.blogspot.com/2011/06/epigenetics-cancer-therapies-silencing.html
In a report published June 26 in Nature Genetics, the investigators focused on a particular epigenetic biochemical signature known as methylation, which silences genes. Although not part of a gene's central DNA sequence, it is copied when a cell divides, perpetuating its activity.
http://aurmoth.blogspot.com/2011/06/epigenetics-cancer-therapies-silencing.html
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- groups:
- Health Sciences
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- tags:
- DNA, Genes, Genetic Engineering, DNA Sequencing
