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Discovery of a small-molecule inhibitor of the KIX-KID interaction.

Bingbing X. Li, +1 more
- 23 Nov 2009 - 
- Vol. 10, Iss: 17, pp 2721-2724
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Protein–protein interactions are essential for transmitting signals from extracellular space to cell nuclei and also for cell–cell communication and potential therapeutics for many different human diseases.
Abstract
Protein–protein interactions are essential for transmitting signals from extracellular space to cell nuclei and also for cell–cell communication. Small molecules that target protein–protein interactions, therefore, are great research tools for dissecting the biological functions of a given protein–protein interaction and potential therapeutics for many different human diseases.[1] However, targeting protein–protein interactions by small molecules remains a significant challenge.[1, 2]

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