表皮生长因子受体通常促进细胞的生长发育,一旦发生基因变异,会使细胞不受控制地生长。细胞不受控制地生长,这正是癌症的特征。
EGFR normally promotes cell growth and development, and when mutated, allows the uncontrolled growth of cells that is the hallmark of cancer.
但是,他将其和一种名为艾比特思的抗体联合了起来,后者通过与促进癌细胞扩散和生长的蛋白结合来对它进行抑制。
He did, however, combine it with Erbitux, an antibody that binds to and thus disables a protein that promotes the proliferation and growth of cells.
简而言之,这种化学因子或蛋白质既能繁殖这些细胞又能使该细胞保持促进头发生长的活力。
The long and short of it is that being able to multiply these cells while preserving their efficacy opens the way for unlimited supplies of head hair.
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