Epigenetic protein plays key role in lung cancer and melanoma development
Layered on top of our genes is an additional set of information -- the epigenome, which is important for many cellular activities. Disruption of the epigenome is a major hallmark of cancer development. MD Anderson researcher Kunal Rai, Ph.D., is focused on better understanding the epigenome’s role in cancer.
Rai’s team has recently published studies in Cancer Cell and Cell Reports that report a key role for the epigenetic regulator...
How diversity within a cancer can influence a patient’s response to treatment
Although a tumor may start from a single cancer cell, it can eventually become millions of cells with unique characteristics. This diversity...
How telomere defects can cause inflammatory diseases
All of the DNA in our cells is organized into complex structures called chromosomes, which consist of our genetic material coiled around many...