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Signalling silenced

Nature volume 425, pages 139–140 (2003)Cite this article

The mechanism by which the TIMP-2 protein inhibits blood-vessel formation has been uncovered — and it is not as expected. The finding has implications for treating a cancer by cutting off its blood supply.

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Figure 1: Blocking blood-vessel growth: how TIMP-2 does it.

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