Ron Beavis ❌Oct 22, 2023
α⧸ω ST phosphorylation diagrams for human & mouse BTB domain and CNC homolog 1 (#BACH1:p). Most of the sequence is a busy phospho-IDR that stretches 400 residues from end of the nward Broad-Complex, Tramtrack & Bric-a-brac (BTB) domain and a cward basic leucine zipper (bZIP) domain. #proteomics
Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Sep 1, 2023

Dietary antioxidant supplements could help cancers grow
https://studyfinds.org/dietary-supplements-help-tumors
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37349870

* vit. A, C, selenium, zinc can stimulate growth of blood vessels in cancer when in excess
* surprised researchers: antioxidants believed protective

Antioxidants stimulate BACH1-dependent tumor angiogenesis
https://www.jci.org/articles/view/169671

COMMENT: not surprising; see, e.g.: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=salganik+ri+%5BAUTH%5D+unc

#antioxidants #OxidativeStress #ROS #vitamins #apoptosis #angiogenesis #cancer #BACH1

Taking dietary supplements full of antioxidants could actually help cancerous tumors grow

While scientists state that natural levels of antioxidants in food are safe, taking supplements containing antioxidants could fuel tumor growth and allow the disease to spread faster.

Study Finds