Revealing the unusual ability of a protein involved in lung and thyroid cancer

MedicalXpress | апр 29, 2026

Research conducted at the National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) has revealed an unexpected behavior observed in a protein involved in several types of cancer: it manages to self-activate, meaning it gives itself the order to start working in the cell. This finding shows that its activation process is accelerated, making it much faster than in normal proteins.