Access

News and Views

Nature 459, 336-337 (21 May 2009) | doi:10.1038/459336a; Published online 20 May 2009

Open Innovation Challenges

  • Optimizing Sub-cellular Localization Tags

    • Deadline: Jan 31 2010
    • Reward: $20,000 USD

    The Seeker is looking for methods to optimize sub-cellular localization tags for protein expression....

  • Single-cell Analysis Platform

    • Deadline: Dec 02 2009
    • Reward: $5,000 USD

    This Challenge is looking for novel approaches to analyzing changes at a single-cell level. This is...

naturejobs

Cancer: Melanoma troops massed

Paul H. Huang1 & Richard Marais1

Top

In many cancers, regulation of specific signalling molecules goes awry, affecting a host of other proteins and cellular processes. Proteomics is a useful systemic approach for identifying such extensive effects.

In most Western countries, the incidence of melanoma — a form of skin cancer linked to exposure to sunlight — doubles roughly every decade. Early removal of melanoma lesions leads to a good prognosis, but the outlook for patients with advanced melanoma is often bleak owing to a lack of effective treatments.

  1. Paul H. Huang and Richard Marais are at the Institute of Cancer Research, London SW3 6JB, UK.
    Email: richard.marais@icr.ac.uk

MORE ARTICLES LIKE THIS

These links to content published by NPG are automatically generated.

NEWS AND VIEWS

Stops along the RAS pathway in human genetic disease

Nature Medicine News and Views (01 Mar 2006)