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Researchers at Beckman Research Institute release new data on cancer genetics

Published in Cancer Weekly, August 12th, 2008

Scientists discuss in 'Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 is required for hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha RNA expression in both tumor cells and tumor-associated myeloid cells' new findings in cancer. "Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1) is a potent tumorigenic factor. Its alpha subunit (HIF-1alpha), which is tightly regulated in normal tissues, is elevated in tumors due to hypoxia and overactive growth signaling pathways," investigators in the United States report.

"Although much is known about HIF-1alpha regulation in cancer cells, crucial molecular targets that affect HIF-1alpha levels modulated by both hypoxia and oncogenic signaling pathways remain...

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