Cancer-Suppressing Enzyme Adds a Link to Type 2 Diabetes

摘要

Every so often, research in one field suddenly bumps into another field. Take an enzyme known as LKB1. Discovered about 7 years ago as the product of a tumor-suppressor gene, LKB1 is now turning out to be a key regulator of the body's metabolic activities, including its handling of glucose-a discovery that connects LKB 1 to type 2 diabetes and may explain its link to cancer.