Antibody 1 (IMAGE)

Rice University

Antibody 1

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Rice University chemists have designed a plug-in metalloprotein to simplify the task of making targeted antibody therapies. The researchers used a triple-metalated peptide (inset) to give a specific function to antibodies (purple) with a therapeutic warhead. The modified antibodies selectively targeted the surface of breast cancer cells in the lab (image).

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Illustration by the Ball Research Group/Rice University

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