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Rapamycin analogs with differential binding specificity permit orthogonal control of protein activity.
Chemistry & biology - 1 Jan 2006
Bayle J Henri, Grimley Joshua S, Stankunas Kryn, Gestwicki Jason E, Wandless Thomas J, Crabtree Gerald R
Abstract excerpt
Controlling protein dimerization with small molecules has broad application to the study of protein function. Rapamycin has two binding surfaces: one that binds to FKBP12 and the other to the Frb domain of mTor/FRAP, directing their dimerization. Rapamycin is a potent cell growth inhibitor, but chemical modification of the surface contacting Frb alleviates this effect. Productive interactions with Frb-fused...
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