(March 2, 2015) Australian
researchers have discovered the protein MCL-1 is critical for keeping milk-producing
cells alive and sustaining milk production in the breast. Without milk
production, offspring cannot survive, making MCL-1 essential for survival of
mammalian species.
Dr Nai Yang Fu, Professor Geoff Lindeman and Professor Jane
Visvader from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute led the research, published
today in the journal Nature Cell Biology.