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Pocket of opportunity

After three decades of unsuccessful efforts to develop small molecules that neutralize the cancer-causing Ras proteins, an approach has been found that opens up fresh avenues for anticancer research. See Letter p.548

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Figure 1: Binding pockets for Ras inhibitors.

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Bollag, G., Zhang, C. Pocket of opportunity. Nature 503, 475–476 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature12835

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