Breast cancer cells less likely to spread when one gene is turned off

New research suggests that reducing production of a protein, called myoferlin, affects cancer cells in two primary ways: by changing the activation of many genes involved in metastasis in favor of normal cell behavior, and by altering mechanical properties of cancer cells – including their shape and ability to invade – so they are more likely to remain nested together rather than breaking away to travel to other tissues. Read more here.