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A BET inhibitor workaround

A phenotypic cell-based screen identifies an inhibitor of BET bromodomain transcriptional activity via inhibition of the alternative bromodomain-containing protein TAF1.

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Figure 1: Modulation of BET bromodomain functional activity.

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Burns, C. A BET inhibitor workaround. Nat Chem Biol 12, 469–470 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchembio.2107

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