Nuclear Gatekeeper Could Block Undruggable Prostate Cancer Targets (IMAGE)

Thomas Jefferson University

Nuclear Gatekeeper Could Block Undruggable Prostate Cancer Targets

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The DNA in cell nuclei is stained blue, with the nuclear pores surrounding the nuclei in yellow. Proteins that influence which genes are turned on or off must first pass through these yellow gatekeepers to access the DNA. Blocking these pores could offer a way to target undruggable molecules in cancer.

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Labs of Veronica Rodriguez-Bravo, and Josep Domingo-Domenech at Jefferson (Philadelphia University + Thomas Jefferson University)

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