Identifying the causes involved in the development of cancer is an extremely complex and in-depth science. Even 30 years after the identification of a protein involved with cancer, we are still learning about how it works and its influence on the development or prevention of cancer. Scientists are faced with an intellectual minefield when seeking out new ways of navigating the influential factors.
One strategy that scientists are working on is blocking the access of cancer cells to amino acids which they use as energy to help them grow. But while some cancers stop growing when a protein is restricted, others are not affected in this way. This is the case with p53 protein which influences the absorption of serine amino acid in some cancers. But the fact that p53 protein may help cancers continue to grow in some situations and restrict their growth in other environments makes this area of research extremely complex.
The effect of p53 proteins found in cancers and the effect of reducing serine acid (one of the main amino acids that helps cancer cells grow) is an extremely important area of research at the moment. Such research is being undertaken at Cancer Research UK’s Beatson Institute. They should be highly commended for their work in helping to improve communities’ wellbeing by the information they have developed after years of painstaking research. This area of research is crucial to our wellness, as the identification of the action of amino acids on the proteins within cancer cells can help with the development of new drugs that help beat cancer.
The work conducted in this area is complex and shows how intricate the human body is in terms of the complete inter-relation of amino acids, proteins and how they affect our cells. In cancer research, the importance of identifying this interaction is the difference between whether a cancerous cell will proliferate and destroy healthy surrounding cells or stop growing completely and eventually disappear all together. This type of research is incredibly important for the improved wellbeing of cancer sufferers and the ultimate evolution towards a total cure.
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