RNA-protein network may explain why melanoma grows more

(Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology) A collaboration led by scientists from KU Leuven, Belgium, with Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT), Japan, revealed a new way to fight melanoma. They realize that a melanoma-specific long non-coding RNA, named SAMMSON, interacts with the protein CARF, to properly coordinate protein synthesis in both the cytosol and mitochondria of melanoma cells. This mechanism ensures the maintenance of proteostasis during cell growth, thus avoiding the induction of cell death.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news