Identify the key gene in the body's immune response

A group of Australian scientists has identified a new gene that plays a key role in regulating the body's immune response against infections and diseases, according to official sources.

The discovery, made by a team from the Commonwealth Industrial and Scientific Research Organization of Australia (CSIRO), can help develop new treatments for influenza, arthritis and even cancer, says Informe21.

This gene, called C6orf106 or "C6", controls the production of protein-related infectious diseases, as well as cancer and diabetes, according to a CSIRO report.

"Our immune system produces proteins called cytosines that help strengthen and prevent other viruses and pathogens replicate and cause disease," says Cameron Steward, a researcher at CSIRO.

"C6 regulates this process by deactivating Steward

" C6-regulated cytokines are involved in a wide variety of diseases, including cancer, diabetes, inflammatory disorders such as cytokines. Rebecca Ambrose, co-author of this study published in the journal Journal of Biological Chemistry, commented that although "in 2003 the complete sequence of the human genome was made, there are still thousands of genes that are known to exist. few things. "

" It is exciting to consider that the C6 has existed for more than 500 million years and has been preserved and transmitted by simple organisms to humans. It's only now that we know its importance, "added Ambrose, who was part of the CSIRO team that identified the gene.