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A small-molecule blocking ribonucleotide reductase holoenzyme formation inhibits cancer cell growth and overcomes drug resistance.
Cancer research - 1 Nov 2013
Zhou Bingsen, Su Leila, Hu Shuya, Hu Weidong, Yip M L Richard, Wu Jun, Gaur Shikha, Smith D Lynne, Yuan Yate-Ching, Synold Timothy W, Horne David, Yen Yun
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Ribonucleotide reductase (RNR) is an attractive target for anticancer agents given its central function in DNA synthesis, growth, metastasis, and drug resistance of cancer cells. The current clinically established RNR inhibitors have the shortcomings of short half-life, drug resistance, and iron chelation. Here, we report the development of a novel class of effective RNR inhibitors addressing these issues. A...
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