Emerging potential of therapeutic targeting of ubiquitin-specific proteases in the treatment of cancer

Cancer Research

Volumn 74, Issue 18, 2014, Pages 4955-4966

  Pal, Anupama ^a   Young, Matthew A ^b   Donato, Nicholas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEUBIQUITINASE; PROTEASOME; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; DRUG EFFECTS; ENZYMOLOGY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOLECULARLY TARGETED THERAPY; NEOPLASMS; UBIQUITINATION;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR TARGETED THERAPY; NEOPLASMS; PROTEASE INHIBITORS; PROTEASOME ENDOPEPTIDASE COMPLEX; UBIQUITIN-SPECIFIC PROTEASES; UBIQUITINATION;

EID: 84907486869     PISSN: 00085472     EISSN: 15387445     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-14-1211     Document Type: Review

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