The sugar-attaching enzyme that defines colon cancer

(American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) Researchers have identified an enzyme that is absent in healthy colon tissue but abundant in colon cancer cells, according to a report in the Jan. 26 issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry. The enzyme appears to drive the conversion of normal colon tissue into cancer by attaching sugar molecules, or glycans, to certain proteins in the cell.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news