Protein Involved in Pancreatic Cancer Development Plays More Complicated Role, Study Finds
A protein thought to fuel pancreatic cancer development plays a much more complicated role, a new study finds.
PDX1, a transcription factor critical for pancreatic development, has distinct roles at different stages of pancreatic cancer – keeping cancer at bay in normal cells, then eventually contributing to the cancer’s growth once a tumor forms, but also preventing the tumor from becoming more aggressive.
It’s a complexity that seems to be typical of this challenging disease, which is the No. 3 cancer killer. Read more . . .
