Cancer cells: find and neutralize!
Researchers from Seoul National University have developed a method of cancer gene therapy by introducing a gene into tumor cells, the protein product of which tracks and destroys cancer cells, increasing the ability of the cell membrane to absorb iodine and its radioactive isotope. To improve the visualization of cancer cells, a reporter gene was also introduced, triggering the synthesis of a fluorescent protein during the expression of a therapeutic gene.
19.06.2008