期刊
MOLECULES
卷 26, 期 21, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/molecules26216367
关键词
PDZ domains; PDZ-dependent interactions; peptide inhibitors; immune-related disorders
资金
- Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosio Villegas (INER) [B16-20]
- National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT) [2018-000068-02NACF-30700]
PDZ-dependent interactions are widely distributed in different cell types and regulated various cellular processes. Targeting these interactions pharmacologically could help control immune-related diseases. Further understanding of these interactions may lead to the discovery of novel pharmacological targets for a variety of clinical conditions.
PDZ (postsynaptic density (PSD95), discs large (Dlg), and zonula occludens (ZO-1)-dependent interactions are widely distributed within different cell types and regulate a variety of cellular processes. To date, some of these interactions have been identified as targets of small molecules or peptides, mainly related to central nervous system disorders and cancer. Recently, the knowledge of PDZ proteins and their interactions has been extended to various cell types of the immune system, suggesting that their targeting by viral pathogens may constitute an immune evasion mechanism that favors viral replication and dissemination. Thus, the pharmacological modulation of these interactions, either with small molecules or peptides, could help in the control of some immune-related diseases. Deeper structural and functional knowledge of this kind of protein-protein interactions, especially in immune cells, will uncover novel pharmacological targets for a diversity of clinical conditions.
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