Differences in the binding affinities of ErbB family: heterogeneity in the prediction of resistance mutants.

The pressure exerted by drugs targeted to a protein in any therapy inevitably leads to the emergence of drug resistance. One major mechanism of resistance involves the mutation of key residues in the target protein. Drugs that competitively replace a natural substrate are often made ineffective by m...

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Main Authors: Mariana Pereira, Chandra S Verma, Gloria Fuentes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3806757?pdf=render