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Innovative strategy for eliminating cancer cells

Nobel Prize winners are involved in the discovery of the ubiquitin system

30-Jun-2019

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Researchers discovered how cyclic peptides bind to the ubiquitin chains, inhibit the breakdown of proteins.

Cyclic peptides could enter cells, inhibit growth and induce programmed cancer cell death.

International team performed generation of the protein target, the discovery of cyclic peptides.

Research results will help to create new anticancer treatments.

Study was published in Nature Chemistry.

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Ashraf Brik

Professor of Chemistry at the Schulich Faculty of Chemistry in the Technion.

Nature Chemistry

Scientific Journal providing information from all areas of chemistry.

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Cancer