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The effect of melittin intervention on murine cervical cancer cells: An in-depth proteomics investigation

Ronghua Zhang Mengyi Wang Kaiyao Zhang Haiwen Zhuo Shao-Ying Li Jianrong Jiang Jian-Feng Qiu Da-Fu Chen Tizhen Yan Rui Guo

Aug 2026 · bioRxiv · 0 citations · 1 references

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Astral data-independent acquisition-based quantitative proteomics combined with molecular validation suggest that mitochondrial OXPHOS remodeling and redox-associated pathways may contribute to the antitumor activity of melittin.

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