Abstract:
UNC researcher Carol Otey discovered the protein palladin in 1991. Otey and Teri Brenthall of the University of Washington found palladin to be the source of a genetic mutation in pancreatic cancer. Siince this discovery, Otey and UNC pancreatic researcher H.J. Kim have found nine additional forms of palladin. They believe palladin acts as a protective barrier around tumors to resist chemotheraphy drugs.