Therapeutic peptides: current applications and future directions
L Wang, N Wang, W Zhang, X Cheng, Z Yan… - Signal transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
Peptide drug development has made great progress in the last decade thanks to new
production, modification, and analytic technologies. Peptides have been produced and …
production, modification, and analytic technologies. Peptides have been produced and …
Protein domain mimics as modulators of protein–protein interactions
Conspectus Protein–protein interactions (PPIs) are ubiquitous in biological systems and
often misregulated in disease. As such, specific PPI modulators are desirable to unravel …
often misregulated in disease. As such, specific PPI modulators are desirable to unravel …
Comprehensive analysis of loops at protein-protein interfaces for macrocycle design
J Gavenonis, BA Sheneman, TR Siegert… - Nature chemical …, 2014 - nature.com
Inhibiting protein-protein interactions (PPIs) with synthetic molecules remains a frontier of
chemical biology. Many PPIs have been successfully targeted by mimicking α-helices at …
chemical biology. Many PPIs have been successfully targeted by mimicking α-helices at …
Predicting and experimentally validating hot-spot residues at protein–protein interfaces
Protein–protein interactions (PPIs) are vital to all biological processes. These interactions
are often dynamic, sometimes transient, typically occur over large topographically shallow …
are often dynamic, sometimes transient, typically occur over large topographically shallow …
Anatomy of β-strands at protein–protein interfaces
The development of inhibitors for protein–protein interactions frequently involves the mimicry
of secondary structure motifs. While helical protein–protein interactions have been heavily …
of secondary structure motifs. While helical protein–protein interactions have been heavily …
Bent into shape: Folded peptides to mimic protein structure and modulate protein function
Protein secondary and tertiary structure mimics have served as model systems to probe
biophysical parameters that guide protein folding and as attractive reagents to modulate …
biophysical parameters that guide protein folding and as attractive reagents to modulate …
Biophysical survey of small-molecule β-catenin inhibitors: a cautionary tale
MA McCoy, D Spicer, N Wells… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The canonical Wingless-related integration site signaling pathway plays a critical role in
human physiology, and its dysregulation can lead to an array of diseases. β-Catenin is a …
human physiology, and its dysregulation can lead to an array of diseases. β-Catenin is a …
Dual-capped helical interface mimics
Disruption of protein–protein interactions is medicinally important. Interface helices may be
mimicked in helical probes featuring enhanced rigidities, binding to protein targets …
mimicked in helical probes featuring enhanced rigidities, binding to protein targets …
Computational methods-guided design of modulators targeting protein-protein interactions (PPIs)
Protein-protein interactions (PPIs) play a pivotal role in extensive biological processes and
are thus crucial to human health and the development of disease states. Due to their critical …
are thus crucial to human health and the development of disease states. Due to their critical …
Protein–protein interactions mediated by helical tertiary structure motifs
The modulation of protein–protein interactions (PPIs) by means of creating or stabilizing
secondary structure conformations is a rapidly growing area of research. Recent success in …
secondary structure conformations is a rapidly growing area of research. Recent success in …