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Cupredoxin-cancer interrelationship: azurin binding with EphB2, interference in EphB2 tyrosine phosphorylation, and inhibition of cancer growth.
Biochemistry - 20 Feb 2007
Chaudhari Anita, Mahfouz Magdy, Fialho Arsenio M, Yamada Tohru, Granja Ana Teresa, Zhu Yonghua, Hashimoto Wataru, Schlarb-Ridley Beatrix, Cho Wonhwa, Das Gupta Tapas K, Chakrabarty Ananda M
Abstract excerpt
Azurin is a member of a family of metalloproteins called cupredoxins. Although previously thought to be involved in electron transfer, azurin has recently been shown to preferentially enter cancer cells than normal cells and induce apoptosis in such cells. Azurin also demonstrates structural simi...
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