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Bortezomib inhibits the 26S proteasome’s chymotrypsin-like activity, preventing targeted degradation of ubiquitinated proteins and disrupting signalling pathways, including regulation of cell-cycle progression and NF-kB activation, ultimately causing cell-cycle arrest and apoptosis (cancer cell death).
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