Wednesday, 27 February 2013

U of C grad student uses baker’s yeast to find new ways to fight cancer

Ola Czyz, a Masters student in biological sciences assistant professor Vanina Zaremberg’s lab, has published two papers that outline work into anti-tumor lipids (ATLs), drugs that can combat cancerous cells without hurting healthy ones. Read more here.

Study mentioned: Czyz OA, et al. Alteration of plasma membrane organization by an anticancer lysophosphatidylcholine analogue induces intracellular acidification and internalization of plasma membrane transporters in yeast. J Biol Chem. 2013 Jan 23. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 23344949

Study mentioned: Cuesta-Marbán A, et al. Drug uptake, lipid rafts and vesicle trafficking modulate resistance to an anticancer lysophosphatidylcholine analogue in yeast. J Biol Chem. 2013 Jan 18. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 23335509

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