RNA That Regulates Cell Death Discovered

An RNA known as INXS that modulates the action of an important gene in the process of apoptosis, or programmed cell death has been discovered by University of Sao Paulo scientists. According to Sergio Verjovski-Almeida, professor at the USP Chemistry Institute and coordinator of a research funded by Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), INXS expression is generally diminished in cancer cells, and methods that are capable of stimulating the production of this ...