[ad_1] Scientists at the University of Mainz discover new properties of a human protein: it acts against viral infections and cancer Cancer – [19659003ScientistsattheUniversityMedicalCenterinMainzhaveidentifiedanewfactorinthebody'simmunedefense:MYPOP-aproteinuntilnowlittleknownthatsuppressestheformationofnewblocksandviralmoleculesactsasatumorsuppressorItpreventsthedivisionofthetumorcellandkillsthecancercellsThiswasthediscoveryofresearchersfromMainzintheinvestigationofinfectionwiththehumanpapillomavirus(HPV)OncogenicHPVtypesareanimportantfactorintheincidenceofcervicaltumorsandotherbadoralandpharyngealtumorsTheresultscanbefoundinthecurrentissueofthejournal"Oncogene"byNaturePublishingGroup Luise Florin of the Institute of Medical Microbiology …
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