Target Identification/ Validation News for June 2010

Target Identification/ Validation News Archive

Results of research on aurora kinase inhibitors announced Results of research on aurora kinase inhibitors announced

BICOLL GmbH and EMBL have announced the successful completion of a joint research project on the identification of active compounds as inhibitors of aurora kinases.

Insulin resistance and glucose intolerance biomarker identified in non-diabetics Insulin resistance and glucose intolerance biomarker identified in non-diabetics

Research identifying a novel, early biomarker for insulin resistance and glucose intolerance in a non-diabetic population has now been published.

Researchers study ‘microtentacles’ on breast tumour cells Researchers study ‘microtentacles’ on breast tumour cells

Researchers at the Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center have studied the involvement of ‘microtentacles’, or extensions of the plasma membrane of breast cancer cells, in how cancers spread to distant locations in the body.