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Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz

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Therapeutic protein, conjugated with multiple polyethylene glycol (PEG, blue) chains that lead to the "stealth effect", avoiding recognition by the immune system. In the ERC Advanced Grant project, new structures for the PEGylation will be developed.

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ill./©: Holger Frey

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