In a study from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, researchers described a novel mechanism of tumor formation in kidney cancers driven by overexpression of the mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 signaling pathway with loss of the tuberous sclerosis complex tumor suppressor gene.
In a bid to better understand how cancer cells power their explosive growth and spread, scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine have shed new light on the location and function of power-generating waves on cancer cell membranes. The scientists say the waves, generated by rhythmic propagation of enzymes that produce energy from glucose, could potentially be used to better stage cancers and as targets for new cancer drugs.
