Peptide modulators of protein-protein interactions in intracellular signaling.
Signal transduction cascades involve multiple enzymes and are orchestrated by selective protein-protein interactions that are essential for the progression of intracellular signaling events. Modulators of these protein-protein interactions have been used to dissect the role of individual components of each signaling cascade. We describe several methods that have been developed for the identification of peptides that inhibit the interaction between signaling proteins and hence selectively modulate their functions. Such peptide modulators provide important tools for basic research and have great potential as leads for the development of new classes of therapeutic drugs.
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Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Stanford University, School of Medicine, CA 94305-5332, USA.
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D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D019151:Peptide Library; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D011485:Protein Binding; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D015398:Signal Transduction
D019151:Peptide Library; D010455:Peptides