Una plataforma covalente dirigida para el seguimiento dinámico de proteínas

Bochao Chen1,2, Yong Cheng1, Zairong Men1

  • 1State Key Laboratory of Geomicrobiology and Environmental Changes, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China.

Analytical chemistry
|February 23, 2026
PubMed
Resumen

Los investigadores desarrollaron una nueva plataforma de imagenología dirigida covalente (CTI) para el seguimiento de proteínas a largo plazo en células vivas. Este avance permite el monitoreo estable de la dinámica de proteínas, ayudando en el estudio de mecanismos de enfermedades y el desarrollo de tratamientos.

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