Scientists design new molecular chaperones that can capture aggregating proteins before they cause neurodegenerative damage.
Tag: drug discovery
Discovery of Novel Compounds for the Treatment of Glaucoma: The Silent Thief of Sight
Researchers have discovered a new series of potent compounds for the treatment of glaucoma.
Outsmarting the cancerous activity of cathepsin B with pH-selective peptides
Scientists showed that by modulating cathepsin B’s cleavage activity with pH-selective peptides, they can irreversibly and selectively stop its cancerous activity.
Targeting a myosin motor to treat malaria
Title: Peptide Probes for Plasmodium falciparum MyoA Tail Interacting Protein (MTIP): Exploring the Druggability of the Malaria Parasite Motor Complex Authors: Charlie N. Saunders, Ernesto Cota, Jake Baum, and Edward W. Tate Journal: ACS Chemical Biology Year: 2020 Malaria is one of the world’s oldest known…