Un aceptador de aza-Michael genéticamente codificado para el enlace cruzado covalente de complejos proteína-receptor

Jennifer L Furman1, Mingchao Kang, Seihyun Choi

  • 1Department of Chemistry and the Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, The Scripps Research Institute , 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States.

Resumen

Los investigadores diseñaron aminoácidos no naturales para crear enlaces covalentes selectivos en las interfaces de las proteínas. Este método permite el enlace cruzado preciso de proteínas, ofreciendo potencial para nuevas sondas biológicas y terapias.

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