Supramolecular trap for catching polyamines in cells as an anti-tumor strategy

Polyamines are essential for cell growth and are frequently increased in concentration in cancer cells. Here, the authors use a macrocycle to generate a supramolecular trap, which depletes the polyamines in cells, induces apoptosis and reduces cancer cell growth in mice.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Junyi Chen, Hanzhi Ni, Zhao Meng, Jing Wang, Xiayang Huang, Yansheng Dong, Chao Sun, Yadan Zhang, Lei Cui, Jian Li, Xueshun Jia, Qingbin Meng, Chunju Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-08-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11553-7