FratFiles

• Save Paper

Word Count: 2,402

The aim of the study will be to investigate the functions and roles of "Id-1" and "Id-3" proteins, and to see if their overexpression is responsible for human breast cancer (Jang et al. 2006). Id-1 and Id-3 are part of the Id protein family, which contains all of Id-1, Id-2, I-d 3 and Id-4. Id an inhibitor of DNA binding and differentiation in human cells. (Jang et al. 2006) Id protein also controls a number of cell cycle regulatory DNA. In the experiment, Id-1 and Id-3 will be tested because our hypothesis is that the proteins' overexpression in the body is believed to cause tumor growth and angiogenesis.
Before getting into the details of the experiment, a couple of terms and ideas should be clarified. Angiogenesis is the formation and development of blood vessels. It is normal for this process to occur during fetal development and during the menstrual cycle in females. However if angiogenesis occurs in any other case than the cases mentioned above, this is......

View the rest of this paper...

Approximate Word Count: 2344
Approximate Pages: 10 (250 words per double-spaced page)

Similar Essays

1. Breast Cancer Research Paper
   

   Breast Cancer Research Paper Breast Cancer Research Paper We have been taught and are reminded frequently by public service announcements and by the medical community that when a

2. Breast Cancer
   

   Breast Cancer In the United States in 1999 alone, an estimated 43,700 people will die from breast cancer. It is the number two cancer killer among females ages 15 to 54. On

3. Breast Cancer
   

   Breast Cancer BREAST CANCER I) Anatomy of the breast The breast is a gland designed to make milk. II) What is breast cancer? Breast cancer is an abnormal growth of cells. These

4. What Is Breast Cancer
   

   What Is Breast Cancer Introduction: What is breast cancer? Breast cancer will strike one in every eight American women. This makes it the most common cancer in woman.

5. Breast Cancer
   

   Breast Cancer Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in women, it accounts for one of every three diagnoses in the United States. Breast cancers are malignancies, life