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Signal Peptide-Binding Drug as a Selective Inhibitor of Co-Translational Protein Translocation
Author(s) -
Kurt Vermeire,
Thomas W. Bell,
Victor Van Puyenbroeck,
Anne Giraut,
Sam Noppen,
Sandra Liekens,
Dominique Schols,
Enno Hartmann,
KaiUwe Kalies,
Mark Marsh
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
plos biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.127
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1545-7885
pISSN - 1544-9173
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pbio.1002011
Subject(s) - sec61 , translocon , endoplasmic reticulum , biology , signal peptide , microbiology and biotechnology , signal recognition particle , ribosome , transmembrane protein , transport protein , protein targeting , membrane protein , biochemistry , peptide sequence , receptor , rna , membrane , gene
A small chemical drug CADA specifically binds to the signal peptide of the membrane pre-protein CD4, disturbing its synthesis, impeding the routing to and expression on the cell surface.

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