Cancer Biology

For nearly a century, scientists have appreciated that cancer cells rely on a process called glycolysis to grow and divide at very high rates. In the process, the cells avidly break down glucose to produce lactate, which has been considered a passive by-product — a mechanism known as the Warburg Effect, named after the German … Read more

The cells in our body replicate themselves in a tightly regulated series of steps and molecular checkpoints that act as gatekeepers. A set of proteins called cell cycle kinases, including CDK1, CDK4, and CDK6, control various phases and timing of the process so that cells divide and replicate only when needed, and under strict control. … Read more