How do mutations and allosteric inhibitors modulate caspase-7 activity? A molecular dynamics study.

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Caspases are members of a highly regulated aspartate-cysteine protease family which have important roles in apoptosis. Pharmaceutical studies focused on these molecules since they are involved in diseases such as cancer and neurodegenerative disorders. A small molecule which binds to the dimeric interface away from the binding site induces a conformational change that resembles the pro-caspase form of the...

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