Spider silk can stabilize cancer-suppressing protein

ScienceDaily
Mar 14, 2022, 4:07 pm315 pts
The p53 protein protects our cells from cancer and is an interesting target for cancer treatments. The problem is, however, that it breaks down rapidly in the cell. Researchers have now found an unusual way of stabilizing the protein and making it more potent. By adding a spider silk protein to p53, they show…

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