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Cancers with a Possible Bacterial Contributor

February 18, 2020December 18, 2018 by Nancy R. Gough

In light of the study showing that bacteria with a particular form of the protein DnaK can interfere with a cell’s response to DNA damage and the ability to repair such damage, I have been thinking about what kinds of cancers may have a bacterial cause or contribution. The one that the researchers studied to … Read more

Bacterial Chaperone Protein Causes Cancer

September 19, 2022December 7, 2018 by Nancy R. Gough

In a study of infection by bacteria of the mycoplasma family, researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have discovered that the bacterial protein DnaK triggers a cascade of events that can cause infected cells and nearby uninfected cells to become cancerous. DnaK is a prokaryotic stress-induced protein (Figure 1) that is a … Read more