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Lysine-deficient lymphotoxin-α mutant for site-specific PEGylation.
Cytokine - 1 Nov 2011
Narimatsu Shogo, Yoshioka Yasuo, Watanabe Hikaru, Masano Takashi, Morishige Tomohiro, Yao Xinglei, Tanabe Aya, Tsunoda Shin-ichi, Tsutsumi Yasuo, Mukai Yohei, Okada Naoki, Nakagawa Shinsaku
Abstract excerpt
The cytokine lymphotoxin-α (LTα) is a promising anticancer agent; however, its instability currently limits its therapeutic potential. Modification of proteins with polyethylene glycol (PEGylation) can improve their in vivo stability, but PEGylation occurs randomly at lysine residues and the N-terminus. Therefore, PEGylated proteins are generally heterogeneous and have lower bioactivity than their non-PEGylated...
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