title: Protein-protein interfaces: mimics and inhibitors.
abstract: Many biological processes are mediated by specific molecular recognition between proteins. However, the thermodynamic and structural 'rules' for such recognition are incompletely understood, as is the potential for inhibition by small molecules. Recent progress has included the discovery of small-molecule inhibitors for several targets important in cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Protein Engineering, Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA. andrea@gene.com
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Cochran
mesh_terms: D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D008958:Models, Molecular; D018716:Molecular Mimicry; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D011485:Protein Binding; D011487:Protein Conformation; D011506:Proteins / Q000819:agonists / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry*; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry; D051736:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-mdm2; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry; D050998:bcl-2 Homologous Antagonist-Killer Protein
chemical_list: D008565:Membrane Proteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D011506:Proteins; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53; D050998:bcl-2 Homologous Antagonist-Killer Protein; D051736:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-mdm2