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Penn scientists engineer small molecules to probe proteins deep inside cell membrane
03-30-2007 · EurekAlert!To probe the secrets of inaccessible transmembrane proteins, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have designed peptides that are able to bind to specific inner regions, using computer algorithms, and information from existing protein sequence and structure databases. This study looks at how the binding of these designed peptides affects the crucial first steps in blood clotting.
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