Fruit Fly Protein Decoy (IMAGE)

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Fruit Fly Protein Decoy

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How Argos, a fruit fly protein, acts as a "decoy" receptor, binding and neutralizing growth factor molecules (green) that promote the progression of cancer

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Mark Lemmon, PhD, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

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