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IUBMB LIFE
卷 75, 期 4, 页码 337-352出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/iub.2716
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Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase; signal transduction; Protein Kinase; Drug discovery
In October 2020, a celebration for Eddy Fischer's 100th birthday was held via ZOOM due to COVID restrictions. Eddy Fischer, along with Ed Krebs, made significant contributions to the field of signal transduction through their discovery of reversible protein phosphorylation. This work has had a profound impact on the biotechnology industry and the treatment of various cancers.
In October 2020, we were finally able to gather for a celebration of Eddy Fischer's 100th birthday. As with many other events, COVID had disrupted and restricted preparations for the gathering, which ultimately was held via ZOOM. Nevertheless, it was a wonderful opportunity to share a day with Eddy, an exceptional scientist and true renaissance man, and to appreciate his stellar contributions to science. Eddy Fischer, together with Ed Krebs, was responsible for the discovery of reversible protein phosphorylation, which launched the entire field of signal transduction. The importance of this seminal work is now being felt throughout the biotechnology industry with the development of drugs that target protein kinases, which have transformed the treatment of a wide array of cancers. I was privileged to have worked with Eddy both as a postdoc and a junior faculty member, during which time we laid the foundations for our current understanding of the protein tyrosine phosphatase (PTP) family of enzymes and their importance as critical regulators of signal transduction. This tribute to Eddy is based upon the talk I presented at the event, giving a personal perspective on Eddy's influence on my career, our early research efforts together in this area, and how the field has developed since then.
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