Researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch found that a protein known as fortilin makes the human body vulnerable to uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells by blocking the actions done by a protein known as p53. The p53 protein protects the body from cancer by targeting cancer cells for destruction. According to the researches, fortilin protects these cells by binding to p53 and preventing p53 from activating genes that destroy cancer cells. This discovery enables scientists to search for compounds that can control the activity of fortilin and allow p53 to carry out its function. The picture illustrates the destruction of a cancer cell by p53.
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