Protein that promotes cancer cell growth identified

Courtesy EurekAlert! - Cancer  Thu, 07/23/2009 - 22:00

(Burnham Institute) Scientists at Burnham Institute for Medical Research have found that the Caspase-8 protein, long known to play a major role in promoting programmed cell death (apoptosis), helps relay signals that can cause cancer cells to proliferate, migrate and invade surrounding tissues.

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