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Mutant anthrax toxin B moiety (protective antigen) inhibits angiogenesis and tumor growth.
Cancer research - 15 Oct 2007
Rogers Michael S, Christensen Kenneth A, Birsner Amy E, Short Sarah M, Wigelsworth Darran J, Collier R John, D'Amato Robert J
Abstract excerpt
Bacillus anthracis protective antigen (PA), the B subunit of the binary anthrax toxin, binds to the cellular receptors capillary morphogenesis gene 2 protein and tumor endothelial marker 8 with high affinity. Both receptors are expressed on endothelial cells during angiogenesis. We sought to determine whether one could inhibit angiogenesis by interfering with the binding of these receptors to their endogenous...
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