So the idea is to use a second pill to get the CFTR protein up to the cell surface so Kalydeco can work.

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Thus a cancer cell stupid enough to be carrying this protein on its surface is going to have a difficult battle on its hands.

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And, as a bonus, it is the protein that locks on to the surface of a host cell before the virus enters it.

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The gene produces a molecular sensor on the T cell that is designed to latch on to a telltale protein on the surface of that specific type of cancer.

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