Cancer drug discovery faces the FACT.

Draetta, Giulio F; Depinho, Ronald A · Sci Transl Med · 2011

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

In this issue of Science Translational Medicine, Gasparian et al. use a clever cell-based screen to identify a family of DNA-binding small molecules-curaxins-that inhibit tumor cell growth and division. The curaxins' mechanism of action pinpoints a new chromatin-remodeling factor as a therapeutic target for cancer.

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