Heparan Sulfate and Chondroitin Sulfate Glycosaminoglycans Are Targeted by Bleomycin in Cancer Cells

Background/Aims: Bleomycin is a clinically used anti-cancer drug that produces DNA breaks once inside of cells. However, bleomycin is a positively charged molecule and cannot get inside of cells by free diffusion. We previously reported that the cell surface negatively charged glycosaminoglycans (GA...

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Main Authors: Xiulian Li, Ying Lan, Yanli He, Yong Liu, Heng Luo, Haibo Yu, Ni Song, Sumei Ren, Tianwei Liu, Cui Hao, Yunliang Guo, Lijuan Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cell Physiol Biochem Press GmbH & Co KG 2017-10-01
Series:Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry
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Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/481763