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A shocking protein complex

Heat-shock proteins have been found to form part of a large protein complex, called the epichaperome, that improves the survival of some cancer cells. This complex might offer a new target for cancer treatment. See Letter p.397

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Figure 1: The epichaperome in cancer cells.

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Bartkowiak, K., Pantel, K. A shocking protein complex. Nature 538, 322–323 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature19476

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