Taking apart a cancer protein Journal Article


Authors: Scaglioni, P. P.; Pandolfi, P. P.
Article Title: Taking apart a cancer protein
Abstract: Generation of a particular 'fusion' protein is characteristic of one type of leukaemia. But is it in fact the cleavage of this protein into smaller parts that is important? Provocative new findings suggest that it is.
Keywords: leukemia; oncoprotein; genetics; proteins; mouse; animal; metabolism; animals; mice; biological model; models, biological; protein degradation; neoplasm proteins; oncology; leukemia, promyelocytic, acute; protein processing; protein processing, post-translational; hybrid protein; tumors; leukemogenesis; tumor protein; promyelocytic leukemia; oncogene proteins, fusion; short survey; fusion proteins; medicine; cancer; humans; human; priority journal; article; promyelocytic leukemia retinoic acid receptor alpha fusion oncoprotein; promyelocytic leukemia-retinoic acid receptor alpha fusion oncoprotein; leukocyte elastase
Journal Title: Nature
Volume: 426
Issue: 6966
ISSN: 0028-0836
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group  
Date Published: 2003-12-04
Start Page: 512
End Page: 513
Language: English
DOI: 10.1038/426512a
PUBMED: 14654828
PROVIDER: scopus
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Notes: Export Date: 25 September 2014 -- Source: Scopus
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