St. Jude <i>Molecular Cell</i> (IMAGE) St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Caption Jill Bouchard, Ph.D., Joel Otero, Ph.D., and Tanja Mittag, Ph.D. were studying SPOP initially to better understand its role in the mechanism of protein degradation, but the investigation became more complicated. Credit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital / Ann Margaret Hedges Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.