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Anti-protozoal and anti-bacterial antibiotics that inhibit protein synthesis kill cancer subtypes enriched for stem cell-like properties.
Cell cycle (Georgetown, Tex.) - 1 Jan 2015
Cuyàs Elisabet, Martin-Castillo Begoña, Corominas-Faja Bruna, Massaguer Anna, Bosch-Barrera Joaquim, Menendez Javier A
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Key players in translational regulation such as ribosomes might represent powerful, but hitherto largely unexplored, targets to eliminate drug-refractory cancer stem cells (CSCs). A recent study by the Lisanti group has documented how puromycin, an old antibiotic derived from Streptomyces albonig...
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