Structure-based engineering of the midnolin-proteasome pathway for targeted protein degradation

Hongyang Wang; Ying Zheng; Tiantian Wang; Xue Zhang; Peipei Wang; Chuancun Wei; Hongyue Li; Quan Wang; Lu Zhang; Xisong Ke; Wenqing Xu

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Protein Cell ›› 2026, Vol. 17 ›› Issue (1) :83 -88. DOI: 10.1093/procel/pwaf069

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Structure-based engineering of the midnolin-proteasome pathway for targeted protein degradation

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Hongyang Wang, Ying Zheng, Tiantian Wang, Xue Zhang, Peipei Wang, Chuancun Wei, Hongyue Li, Quan Wang, Lu Zhang, Xisong Ke, Wenqing Xu. Structure-based engineering of the midnolin-proteasome pathway for targeted protein degradation. Protein Cell, 2026, 17(1): 83-88 DOI:10.1093/procel/pwaf069

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