Allosteric interactions between the myristate- and ATP-site of the Abl kinase.

Abl kinase inhibitors targeting the ATP binding pocket are currently employed as potent anti-leukemogenic agents but drug resistance has become a significant clinical limitation. Recently, a compound that binds to the myristate pocket of Abl (GNF-5) was shown to act cooperatively with nilotinib, an...

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Main Authors: Roxana E Iacob, Jianming Zhang, Nathanael S Gray, John R Engen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3018526?pdf=render