Inactivation of myostatin by photo-oxygenation using catalyst-functionalized peptides.

Inactivation of myostatin by photo-oxygenation using catalyst-functionalized peptides. Chem Commun (Camb). 2019 Jul 12;: Authors: Okamoto H, Taniguchi A, Usami S, Taguchi A, Takayama K, Hayashi Y Abstract Inhibition of myostatin is an attractive treatment for muscular dystrophy and other amyotrophic diseases. A myostatin-binding peptide was functionalized by equipped with an on/off switchable photo-oxygenation catalyst. This peptide induces a selective oxygenation of myostatin under near-infrared light, resulting in inactivation of myostatin. This peptide shows several orders of magnitude greater inhibitory effect than the original peptide. PMID: 31298230 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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