Identification of allosteric inhibitors of the ecto-5'-nucleotidase (CD73) targeting the dimer interface.

The ecto-5'-nucleotidase CD73 plays an important role in the production of immune-suppressive adenosine in tumor micro-environment, and has become a validated drug target in oncology. Indeed, the anticancer immune response involves extracellular ATP to block cell proliferation through T-cell ac...

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Main Authors: Rahila Rahimova, Simon Fontanel, Corinne Lionne, Lars Peter Jordheim, Suzanne Peyrottes, Laurent Chaloin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5805337?pdf=render