The research team, led by Dr. Wenshe Liu, Regents Professor and Harry E. Bovay Jr. Chair in chemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences, has identified key components of a little-understood cellular pathway that appears to help cells cope with oxidative stress, a form of molecular damage triggered by normal metabolism—and many cancer treatments. The study, published in Nature Communications, suggests that blocking this protective system could make certain therapies more effective against cancer.
