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Juliane C Campos1, Julio C B Ferreira1
1Department of Anatomy, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes 2415, São Paulo 05508-000, Brazil.
Abstract:
Recent discoveries reveal that frataxin (FXN) and ferredoxin 2 (FDX2) competitively regulate mitochondrial iron-sulfur (Fe-S) cluster biosynthesis through their binding to the cysteine desulfurase NFS1 and the iron-sulfur cluster scaffold protein ISCU2 complex. Here, we discuss the potential of rationally designed peptide inhibitors targeting the FDX2-NFS1 interaction as a strategy to mitigate FXN deficiency and restore Fe-S cluster biosynthesis.
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