Cancer cells eat themselves to survive: Study ANI | Updated: Jul 03, 2021 08:16 IST
Copenhagen (Denmark), July 3 (ANI): It is the membrane of cancercells that is at the focus of the researchers at The University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences who have shown a completely new way in which cancercells can repair the damage that can otherwise kill them.
In both normal cells and cancercells, the cell membrane acts as the skin of the cells. And damage to the membrane can be life-threatening. The interior of cells is fluid, and if a hole is made in the membrane, the cell simply floats out and dies - a bit like a hole in a water balloon.
Study finds cancer cells eat themselves for survival
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Cancer cells eat themselves to survive
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May 14, 2021, by NCI Staff
Cells go through stages of the cell cycle to grow and divide. Specific proteins keep that cycle from spiraling out of control. New research shows that loss of the AMBRA1 protein can lead to uncontrolled cell growth.
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At the heart of all cancers is a fundamental problem: a cell and eventually innumerable cells that won’t stop dividing. This runaway growth is what forms a tumor, and the abnormal cellular processes that drive this growth can help tumors withstand the cancer treatments intended to kill them.
Despite more than six decades of research into the mechanisms that cells use to divide, some of the nuts and bolts of the process remain a mystery. Scientists want to better understand these mechanisms in hopes of targeting them and potentially shutting down the uncontrolled growth of some tumors.