Atomic Structure of a Major Cancer Drug Target Cracked, University of Helsinki and Paul Sherrer Institute Of Switzerland Study

ScienceDaily (Jan. 19, 2010) — Researchers at the University of Helsinki, Finland, and the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in Villigen, Switzerland, have determined the crystal structure of the ligand binding domain of a vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptor in complex with one of its ligands (VEGF-C).