Docking Domains: The Key to Bacterial Drug Assembly (IMAGE)

University of Warwick

Docking Domains: The Key to Bacterial Drug Assembly

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The docking domain ( puzzle pieces) acts as a molecular connector between two separate enzyme systems. One system belongs to the core drug-building machinery, while the other system builds the variable cap that determines which cancers the drug targets. This precise fit between the two enables bacteria to reliably produce multiple anti-cancer drug variants. Credit. Dr Munro Passmore / University of Warwick

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Dr Munro Passmore / University of Warwick

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