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British Scientists Create 3-D Image of Cancer Protein
from BBC News Online
Scientists in Glasgow, Scotland, have created the first 3-D image of a key protein which can help prevent cancer.
c-Cbl controls cell growth which, when unregulated, causes cells to divide excessively and can lead to cancer. It can be defective in leukaemia patients. By mapping the protein researchers at the Beatson Institute have found it changes shape when working properly.
They say the discovery is a step towards designing more effective cancer drugs in the future. The Cancer Research UK team used hi-tech X-ray analysis to map out the structure of the protein.
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