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More than skin deep

Activation of the nuclear factor NF-κB has been linked with many human cancers. But in tumours of some tissues this molecule is inactive. New work examines how turning off NF-κB promotes cancer in one tissue, the skin.

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Figure 1: Molecular interactions that can lead to skin cancer.

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Bolotin, D., Fuchs, E. More than skin deep. Nature 421, 594–595 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/421594a

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