katch wreck"Most importantly, by proving that the evolutionarily-conserved RNA core of splicing machines can recognize small molecules specifically, our work provides a solid basis for the rational design of splicing modulators not only against bacterial and organellar introns, but also against the human spliceosome, which is a validated drug target for the treatment of congenital diseases and cancers." #spliceosome #splicing #intron #introns #transcription #ribonucleicAcid #RNA
Targeting the conserved active site of splicing machines with specific and selective small molecule modulators - Nature Communications
Splicing is a vital biological reaction and a druggable pathway to treat infection, genetic diseases and cancer. Here, the authors describe how splicing is modulated by small molecules that target the conserved splicing active site in the group II introns.
Alan Kotok