Onconase (Onc) is a cytotoxic ribonuclease derived from leopard frog oocytes or early embryos, and has been applied to the treatment of malignant mesothelioma in clinics. Onc also exhibits effective growth suppressi...
Acknowledgments We thank Prof En-Duo Wang (Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, SIBS, CAS) for providing human tRNAArg. This work was supported by grants from the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (2011CB811303, 2012CB910802, 2011CB966304) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (30970621, 3 I170754).
Dear Editor, Onconase, the smallest member of RNase A super family that was isolated from oocytes or early embryos of the Northern Leopard Frog (Rana pipiens), has been granted as an orphan drug for the treatment of...