In early stages, it acts as tumor suppressor; later it can help spread disease —
Researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have discovered a cell signaling pathway that appears to exert some control over initiation and progression of colorectal cancer, the third leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States. A key protein in the pathway also appears to be predictive of cancer survival rates. … Read the full story from the UC San Diego Newsroom

Read the article in the June 30 issue of eLife. (PDF; Open Access)