New York: A breakthrough discovery into how living cells process and respond to chemical information could help advance the development of treatment for cancers and other cellular disorders resistant to therapy, a research indicates.

To achieve this, scientists have unlocked the secret behind the activation of the Ras family of proteins - one of the most important components of cellular signaling networks in biology and major drivers of cancers that are among the most difficult to treat. Ras proteins are essential components of signaling networks that control cellular proliferation, differentiation and survival.