Christian Heinis

Synthesized peptides can slip into cells to block hard-to-target protein interactions

Synthesized peptides can slip into cells to block hard-to-target protein interactions Sadie Harley Scientific Editor Robert Egan Associate Editor Many diseases are driven by proteins interacting with each other inside cells. But blocking these interactions with drugs is difficult because typical "small-molecule" drugs often prove to be too small to grip the broad, flat surfaces involved in protein-protein interactions. On the other hand, peptides—short chains of amino acids—can cover larger...