Zafgen hopes that small-molecule targeting of methionine aminopeptidase 2 (MetAP2), an enzyme originally associated with tumor angiogenesis, will lead to a new anti-obesity drug.
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Rohn, J. Zafgen. Nat Biotechnol 29, 1068 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt1211-1068
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