Molecular mechanisms underlying inhibition of protein phosphatases by marine toxins
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Molecular mechanisms underlying inhibition of protein phosphatases by marine toxins.
The protein serine/threonine phosphatases constitute a unique class of enzymes that are critical regulatory enzymes as they must counteract the activities of thousands of protein kinases in human cells. Uncontrolled inhibition of phosphatase activity by toxic inhibitors can lead to widespread catastrophic effects. Over the past decade, a number of natural product toxins have been identified whi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in Bioscience
سال: 1999
ISSN: 1093-9946,1093-4715
DOI: 10.2741/a461