Targeting the deacetylase SIRT6 unveils spliceosome deregulation as exploitable vulnerability for aggressive myeloma.
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SUBMITTER: Gelli E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10362259 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul
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Targeting the deacetylase SIRT6 unveils spliceosome deregulation as exploitable vulnerability for aggressive myeloma.
Gelli Elisa E Soncini Debora D Becherini Pamela P Martinuzzi Claudia C Todoerti Katia K Cagnetta Antonia A Aquino Sara S Guolo Fabio F Miglino Maurizio M Bruzzone Santina S Nencioni Alessio A Neri Antonino A Lemoli Roberto M RM Cea Michele M
Blood advances 20230701 14
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