Miniprotein Switch for Drug Targets (IMAGE)

University of Washington School of Medicine/UW Medicine

Miniprotein Switch for Drug Targets

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A tiny protein (pink) designed on a computer fits into a deep pocket (inset) of a cell surface receptor called a GPCR (blue), allowing scientists to switch cell signaling on or off. Edin Muratspahić

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Edin Muratspahić/UW Medicine Institute for Protein Design

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