Scientists tame chaotic protein fueling 75% of cancers
NTB bicyclic peptide library construction, MYC epitope screening, and chemical linearization of hit peptides followed by MS/MS sequencing. Credit: Journal of the American Chemical Society (2024). DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c09615
MYC is the shapeless protein responsible for making the majority of human cancer cases worse. UC Riverside researchers have found a way to rein it in, offering hope for a new era of treatments.
In healthy cells, MYC helps guide the process of transcription, in which genetic inf...
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