Protein arginine methyltransferase 1(PRMT1)is an important member of PRMT subfamily,which catalyzes the transfer of a methyl group from the co-factor S-adenosyl methionine(SAM)onto a specific arginine
The thiazolidinedione class PPARγ agonists as antidiabetic agents are restricted in clinical use because of the side effects such as edema,weight gain and heart failure.
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women.However,only two-thirds breast cancers,which belong to the hormone-positive(ER+)type,respond to treatment with tamoxifen.
Gossypol,a natural product isolated from cotton seeds and roots,binds to Bcl-2 and Bcl-x with quite high affinities that overcoming resistance of cancer cells to apoptosis.