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Contact: Greg Lester
gregory.lester@fccc.edu
215-316-8977
Fox Chase Cancer Center

Engineered Antibody Forces Cancer-Promoting Receptors Apart

Caption: ErbB2 (blue) combines with ErbB3 (yellow) on the surface of the cancer cell. When a signaling molecule (red) attaches to ErbB3, ErbB2 sends a pro-cancer message within the cell. The ALM antibody forces ErbB2 and ErbB3 apart.

Credit: Fox Chase Cancer Center

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