Research Identifies New Mechanism Regulating Embryonic Development

Pregnancy News & Obstetrics News from Medical News Today  • Mar 10, 2010

The work suggests that these signals are combined long before they interact with the organism's DNA, as was previously believed, and also may inform new therapeutic strategies to fight cancer. The fought-over enzyme, known as the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), is found in all complex organisms, ranging from yeast to humans. MAPK signaling pathways, or chemical networks that involve the enzyme, are critical for normal development, and defects in these pathways can lead to severe developmental disorders and cancer. During early embryonic development, a single undifferentiated… Full Story »

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