Towards a Molecular Understanding of the Link between Imatinib Resistance and Kinase Conformational Dynamics.

Due to its inhibition of the Abl kinase domain in the BCR-ABL fusion protein, imatinib is strikingly effective in the initial stage of chronic myeloid leukemia with more than 90% of the patients showing complete remission. However, as in the case of most targeted anti-cancer therapies, the emergence...

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Main Authors: Silvia Lovera, Maria Morando, Encarna Pucheta-Martinez, Jorge L Martinez-Torrecuadrada, Giorgio Saladino, Francesco L Gervasio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-11-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1004578