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New protein discovered in aging and cancer

07-Mar-2017

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Study describes a new way that senescent cells communicate via the expression of integrin membrane proteins.

Findings could one day lead to new treatments for ageing and early cancer.

A drug against integrin beta 3, called ‘cilengitide’, already exists that averts inflammation.

The study was published in the Cell Reports journal.

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Ana O'Loghlen

Group Leader at Queen Mary University of London.

Cell Reports

Journal publishing research papers across a broad range of disciplines within the life sciences.

Queen Mary University of London

Public research university in London, England

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