Inhibition of a protein-protein interaction between INI1 and c-Myc by small peptidomimetic molecules inspired by Helix-1 of c-Myc: Identification of a new target of potential antineoplastic interest

FASEB Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1256-1263

  Bagnasco, L ^a,b   Tortolina, L ^a,b   Biasotti, B ^a,b   Castagnino, N ^a,b   Ponassi, R ^a,b   Tomati, V ^a   Nieddu, E ^a   Stier, G ^c   Malacarne, D ^b   Parodi, S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c Structural and Computational Biology Unit   (Germany)

Author keywords

Inhibitors

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; MYC PROTEIN; PROTEIN INI1; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; PROTEIN SWI; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SNF; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; DRUG TARGETING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANISOTROPY; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHROMOSOMAL PROTEINS, NON-HISTONE; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; HUMANS; KINETICS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEOPLASMS; PEPTIDES; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN INTERACTION MAPPING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-MYC; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 33947617776     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fj.06-7082com     Document Type: Article

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