New regions of genetic material are involved in the development of colon cancer
Most research on human cancer genes has been focused on the regions of the coding genome (exons), which are the ones translated into amino acids and, thus, proteins. But just before each gene, there is a regulatory region or activator which controls the expression and activity of the adjacent gene. Until now, very little was known of the role that such DNA fragment plays in tumour development.
Most research on human cancer genes has been focused on the regions of the coding genome (exons), which are the ones translated into amino acids and, thus, proteins. But just before each gene, there is a regulatory region or activator which controls the expression and activity of the adjacent gene. Until now, very little was known of the role that such DNA fragment plays in tumour development.