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/PRNewswire/ -- The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research announced the recipients of its 2023 Endeavor Award program, providing a total of $12M across seven...
A signaling protein known as STING is a critical player in the human immune system, detecting signs of danger within cells and then activating a variety of defense mechanisms.
The immune regulatory protein STING has a previously unknown function: acting as an ion channel that allows protons to leak into cells. This discovery makes it the first human immune sensor that can translate danger signals into ion flow.
By integrating clinical, genetic, and other data from patients with lung cancer, researchers identify biological factors that could help predict treatment outcomes.
Aging, or senescent cells, which stop dividing but don't die, can accumulate in the body over the years and fuel chronic inflammation that contributes to conditions such as cancer and degenerative disorders.