Glycobiology is the study of glycoproteins. Glycoproteins are molecules made up of carbohydrates and proteins. The surface of epithelial cells are protected by carbohydrates. When a cell becomes cancerous the surface carbohydrates are altered and may contribute to cell growth and metastasis. Dr Fukuda and her postdocs worked with a monoclonal antibody (HMOCC-1) that attaches itself to the surface of malignant Ovarian Cancer cells. They developed a biochemical method to determine which modified carbohydrate the antibody attached itself to. The complete research article was published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry . Click here for a link to the article.
The more we understand the structure of ovarian cancer cells the better we can develop treatments.
Dee
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2 comments:
Dee,
Very interesting article. I understood some of it, ha. I think my surgeon in California was also studying this area. I hope you are well............Denise
Thanks Denise. The more we know about the cells the more hope I have for a cure.
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