( ( The ( polyanionic oligos ) ) ( ( may ( ( ( bind ( to ( proteins ( such ( as ( fibroblast ( growth factor ) ) ) ) ) ) ) and ) ( ( ( ( inhibit ( protein binding ) ) ( to ( cell ( surface receptors ) ) ) ) , ) ( thus ( inhibiting ( ( cell proliferation ) ( -LRB- ( 29 -RRB- ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (JJ polyanionic) (NNS oligos)) (VP (MD may) (VP (VP (VB bind) (PP (TO to) (NP (NP (NNS proteins)) (PP (JJ such) (IN as) (NP (JJ fibroblast) (NN growth) (NN factor)))))) (CC and) (VP (VB inhibit) (NP (NN protein) (VBG binding)) (PP (TO to) (NP (NN cell) (NN surface) (NNS receptors))) (, ,) (S (ADVP (RB thus)) (VP (VBG inhibiting) (NP (NP (NN cell) (NN proliferation)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (NP (CD 29)) (-RRB- -RRB-)))))))) (. .)))
The polyanionic oligos may bind to proteins such as fibroblast growth factor and inhibit protein binding to cell surface receptors, thus inhibiting cell proliferation (29).
(ROOT (S (NP (NNS Cells)) (VP (VBP secrete) (VP (VB factor) (NP (DT that) (NN bind)) (PP (TO to) (NP (NNS receptors))))) (. .)))