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New twists on proteasome inhibitors

Only one drug targeting the proteasome protein degradation pathway has been approved, but several second-generation inhibitors are making progress in trials. Jim Kling reports.

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Kling, J. New twists on proteasome inhibitors. Nat Biotechnol 28, 1236–1238 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.1727

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