The cell cycle is governed by a network of surveillance mechanisms that detect DNA lesions and coordinate repair with progression through G1, S, G2 and M phases. Central to this system are sensor ...
Many cancer-driving mutations disable a key checkpoint in the cell’s cycle between growth and division, resulting in unchecked activity of the E2F family of transcription factor proteins. A set of ...
Skin cancers, lung cancers, lymphomas—though these cancers affect different parts of the body, they can all be treated with one of the latest therapies medicine has to offer: checkpoint inhibitors.