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Science & ResearchAug 18, 2026

Stereoselective Covalent Inhibitor of the Ovarian Cancer-Driving Transcription Factor PAX8

Transcription factors remain among the most challenging therapeutic targets in part because they lack well-defined ligandable binding pockets.

Transcription factors remain among the most challenging therapeutic targets in part because they lack well-defined ligandable binding pockets. We recently showed that aberrantly reactive cysteines in transcription factors can be directly targeted with electrophilic small…

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