Hot-spot mimicry of a cytokine receptor by a small molecule.

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Published in Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A on October 10, 2006

Authors

Christopher D Thanos1, Warren L DeLano, James A Wells

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1: Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, 341 Oyster Point Boulevard, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA.

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