从不稳定的细菌代谢物中开发的强有力的免疫调节剂 维生素B2生物合成的细菌代谢物

Jeffrey Y W Mak1, Ryan J D Rivero1, Huy N Hoang1

  • 1Centre for Chemistry and Drug Discovery and ARC Centre of Excellence for Innovations in Peptide and Protein Science Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, 4072, Australia.

概括

研究人员修改了一种细菌维生素B2副产品,以创建稳定的化合物,通过与MR1蛋白结合来激活或抑制粘膜关联不变T细胞 (MAIT细胞). 这些化合物为免疫疗法和药物开发提供了新的途径.

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