Research team of Purdue University W. Any Tao (IMAGE)

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Research team of Purdue University W. Any Tao

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A research team led by Purdue University’s W. Andy Tao (front) has discovered of a new type of protein modification related to cellular mutation that impairs a crucial enzyme’s ability to help drive energy processes. Their discovery, reported in Nature Chemistry, opens a new route to therapeutic cancer intervention.

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Purdue Agricultural Communications photo/Joshua Clark

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