Small molecules hit it big: New therapeutic approaches against viruses, bacteria, and cancer
Friday, August 5, 2011 - 08:30
in Biology & Nature
Scientists have developed small molecules that inhibit the internalization of important signaling molecules but also of pathogenic organisms such as the immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and bacteria into cells. These compounds inhibit the function of the cellular scaffold protein clathrin und could thereby serve as a starting point for novel therapeutic approaches for the treatment of cancer, viral or bacterial infections, or neurological disorders.