tumor suppressor protein

Human cells secrete cancer-killing protein, UK study finds

EurekAlert! - Cancer  Wed, 07/22/2009 - 22:00

(University of Kentucky) The tumor-suppressor protein Par-4 is secreted by human and rodent cells and activates a novel extrinsic pathway involving cell surface GRP78 receptor for induction of apoptosis, researchers at the University of Kentucky led by Vivek Rangnekar announced in Cell.