There is a new ray of hope for cancer patients around the globe as a significant discovery involving a tiny microRNA molecule shows that it could keep away prostate cancer.
During their research the researchers found that most of the prostate cancer cells contain less of microRNA molecules, triggering their rapid growth. MicroRNAs are small and, in contrast to their double-stranded DNA, consist of a single strand of nucleotides, encoded in plant and animal genome.
Keith Giles and Michael Epis from Western Australian Institute for Medical Research (WAIMR) Lab for Hormone Dependent Cancer, under the guidance of Peter Leedman, studies for several years to know the role of a microRNA in prostate cancer, says the reports of the Journal of Biological Chemistry.
"We've now confirmed that many prostate cancers contain less of this microRNA molecule, and we have some understanding of how this might occur," said Giles, according to a WAIMR statement.
"Our research suggests that this microRNA normally works as a brake on prostate cell growth, so perhaps if we can put it back into prostate cancer cells then we can restore that brake," Giles has been quoted as saying.
--with inputs from IANS
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