Azerbaijan National Academy of Science

Scientists have identified a gene on which the growth of cells of especially aggressive forms of cancer depends. It turned out that if you suppress the activity of the BRD4 gene, you can significantly slow down or even stop the development of the tumor. The research results were published in the scientific journal Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases.

"Until recently, we did not know which of the genes in the BET family, which includes BRD4, is responsible for the production of molecules responsible for the growth of cancer cells. We also did not know what role they play in how cells acquire different characteristics. necessary for the formation of metastases. The discovery of BRD4 has significantly expanded our arsenal to combat such tumors, "commented one of the authors of the study, a molecular biologist at Boston University (USA) Jordan Saffron.

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