Researchers at the Wistar Institute have deciphered the structure of the active region of telomerase, an enzyme involved in cancer development. For more than a decade, researchers have been looking for drugs that shut down this enzyme because it is active in almost all human tumors. Therefore, the elucidation of telomerase’s molecular structure will allow scientists to create drugs that specifically target it’s active region, and hopefully stop cancer growth. Full story.
Tags: Cancer, enzyme, nature, telomer, telomerase, Wistar Institute
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Dr. Steven Chang, the author of DailyDose, is a staff physician with Kosmix RightHealth. Dr. Chang practices Family Medicine at the University of California Davis Medical Center, where his medical interests include both pediatric and geriatric care, public health, gay and lesbian health, and sleep medicine. Dr. Chang trained at the Stanford University affiliated O'Connor Hospital, and was a research fellow at the National Institute of Health. He holds an M.D. from McGill University and a BA in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University.