Article proposes important mucin link between microbial infections and many cancers

(University of North Carolina at Charlotte) In a review article, cancer biologists Pinku Mukherjee and Mukulika Bose argue that recent research suggests a mechanism that may implicate bacterial infections as important factors in epithelial cell cancers. The article points to microbial interactions that may alter the glycoprotein known as MUC1, triggering signaling pathways that cause cancer, including cancers of the colon, lungs, stomach, liver and pancreas.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news