This complex can translocate into the nuclei of cancerous cells, but not of healthy cells. When in cancer cells, this protein-OA complex has been shown to slow the progression of tumors in numerous studies. Alpha-lactalbumins native state does not show these same anti-cancer functions, so it is likely that the oleic acid expresses the apoptotic functions while the alpha-lactalbumin is responsible for targeting the specific cells lines such as colon, bladder, and glioblastoma cancer cells. References Further reading External links Milk Mammalian proteins