Scientists shed light on a tumor-suppressive protein in metastases

(VIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology)) ?A new study conducted at the VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology in Belgium has labeled the protein Caveolin-1 as a high-potential pursuit in the fight against cancer. Many research projects have already implicated this protein in both tumor-promotive and suppressive functions, but its exact role remained elusive. By examining macrophages at the sites of metastases, the scientists have now described the 'anti-metastatic surveillance' role of Caveolin-1 for the first time.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news