University of Washington School of Medicine: AI Helps Create Miniprotein Switches for Drug Targets
May 22, 2026
May 22, 2026
SEATTLE, Washington, May 22 (TNSjou) -- The University of Washington School of Medicine posted the following news release:
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AI helps create miniprotein switches for drug targets
UW Medicine and Skape Bio used AI to create on-demand molecules to turn on or off important, challenging drug targets.
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A tiny computer-designed protein (pink) fits into a deep pocket (inset) of a cell surface receptor called a GPCR (blue), thereby al . . .
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AI helps create miniprotein switches for drug targets
UW Medicine and Skape Bio used AI to create on-demand molecules to turn on or off important, challenging drug targets.
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A tiny computer-designed protein (pink) fits into a deep pocket (inset) of a cell surface receptor called a GPCR (blue), thereby al . . .