De novo-designed transmembrane proteins bind and regulate a cytokine receptor
Mravic M, He L, Kratochvil H, Hu H, Nick S, Bai W, Edwards A, Jo H, Wu Y, DiMaio D, DeGrado W. De novo-designed transmembrane proteins bind and regulate a cytokine receptor. Nature Chemical Biology 2024, 20: 751-760. PMID: 38480980, PMCID: PMC11142920, DOI: 10.1038/s41589-024-01562-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTM proteinsTM regionTarget membrane proteinsComplex biological functionsTM domainTM helicesInteraction partnersTransmembrane proteinsMembrane proteinsReceptor homodimerizationBiological functionsCytokine receptorsBinding topologyAmino acidsProteinErythropoietin receptorHomodimerizationCell proliferationTransmembraneEpoRIn vitroMolecular modelingBinding modeReceptorsMotif