18 December 2009|

Researchers at the University of Toronto and Goethe University in Germany have discovered a protein that can inhibit the growth of cancer cells, providing crucial clues for the future development of new drugs to treat the disease.

The protein, called HDAC6, controls the stability of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), a key player in cancer.

“Our teams discovered that HDAC6 acts as a molecular brake to shut down the expression of […]