Targeting telomeres might be an effective the
• Telomeres are the structures that protect the ends of chromosomes. The ability of tumor cells to continue dividing indefinitely, as if they were immortal, depends on telomeres • When telomeres are damaged, lung cancer cells lose the ability to divide and the tumor shrinks, new results show • Targeting telomeres aims at "taking immortality away from cancer cells," says Maria Blasco, senior author of the paper
Maria Blasco Salud Carlos Blasco Lab Spanish National Cancer Research Center Severo Ochoa Centre Of Excellence Method Of Research
Source: eurekalert.org