Misregulated protein breakdown promotes leukemias and brain cancer

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J An enzyme that is responsible for the breakdown of specific amino acids in food plays a key role in the development of leukemias and brain cancer, scientists have now reported. The researchers have hence discovered a surprising link between energy metabolism and the so-called epigenetic code. The authors think that blocking this enzyme is a promising possibility to combat cancer.

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