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[-] pancake@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)
> be me
> lymphoma cell
> produce lots of protein called Cdk9 that activates genes that make me divide
> cells like me normally die from apoptosis tho (programmed cell death)
> okay then
> also produce lots of protein called Bcl6 that deactivates genes that make me die from apoptosis
> no apoptosis now
> researcher gives drug
> drug glues together my Cdk9 with my Bcl6
> when Bcl6 visits a gene to deactivate it, Cdk9 activates it instead
> apoptosis.jpg
[-] tengkuizdihar@programming.dev 2 points 22 hours ago

not even going to verify how accurate this is. Thanks

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