New research has uncovered a complex interplay between extracellular matrix (ECM) structure and the transcriptional responses of cancer cells, showing how they alter their gene expression to ‘escape’ ...

Brazilian research shows that stellate pancreatic cells produce periostin, remodeling tissue and facilitating tumor infiltration, a key mechanism of the aggressiveness and high mortality of the ...

A new international study led by Prof. Carmit Levy of the Department of Human Genetics and Biochemistry at the Gray Faculty ...

A new Brazilian study has revealed the key role of the protein periostin and stellate pancreatic cells in allowing pancreatic ...

Mara Sherman, PhD, a cancer biologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), is hoping to improve those grim statistics. Her lab is “all pancreas, all the time” and is focused primarily on ...

Engitix Ltd (“Engitix”), a biotech company targeting the extracellular matrix (ECM) to develop transformative therapies for cancer and fibrosis, today announced the closing of a $25 million Series A ...

All cells, from bacteria to mammalian cells, produce extracellular vesicles—tiny membrane-enclosed packages of bioactive cargo. 1 Until relatively recently, scientists believed these organic ...