Ann Conkle
May 30, 2012

Quick 3D protein mapping will speed up drug discovery

The technique, developed at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, provides a shortcut for determining the structure of human integral membrane proteins (hIMPs), which are found on the surface of cells and serve as the targets for about half of all drugs.

Speeding up drug discovery with rapid 3D mapping of proteins - Salk Institute - News Release

LA JOLLA, CA—A new method for rapidly solving the three-dimensional structures of a special group of proteins, known as integral membrane proteins, may speed drug discovery by providing scientists with precise targets for new therapies, according to a paper published May 20 in Nature Methods.