Autophagic degradation determines the fate of T315I-mutated BCR-ABL protein.
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SUBMITTER: Shinohara H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6518887 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May
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Autophagic degradation determines the fate of T315I-mutated BCR-ABL protein.
Shinohara Haruka H Minami Yosuke Y Naoe Tomoki T Akao Yukihiro Y
Haematologica 20181122 5
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