The mitochondria in gray represent a cancer cell undergoing death when the protein LACTB is present, while the mitochondria in orange represent a cell where LACTB is absent and the cell survives despite death signals. (Photo courtesy of The Higgs Lab)
Sukrut Kamerkar, a postdoc in the Higgs Lab, discovered a protein that acts as a gatekeeper in the cell’s “power plants,” controlling cell death. This finding could guide new treatments for diseases where cells die too soon or survive too long. Read the full article.
