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Targets and Mechanisms - Autoimmune disease

SciBX 2(25); doi:10.1038/scibx.2009.996
Published online June 25 2009

Proteasome progress

by Lev Osherovich, Senior Writer

Researchers at Proteolix have found a small molecule that inhibits a subunit of the proteasome involved in immune cell activation. The compound's profile could make it suitable for autoimmune indications, an area previously off-limits to general proteasome inhibitors because of toxicity concerns.


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