Molecule MM-206 (IMAGE)

Rice University

Molecule MM-206

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An illustration shows a molecule, MM-206, synthesized at Rice University and where it binds to a site on the coiled coil of a STAT3 protein. The protein is suspected of interfering with chemotherapy in a way that allows some patients with acute myeloid leukemia to relapse.

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Ball Research Group/Rice University

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