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Drug Target Discovery

The process of finding biological molecules or pathways that new drugs could target, spanning metabolic, neurological, and aging research.

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Karolinska screen ties the depression-linked protein p11 to about two dozen more drug-target receptors

Karolinska researchers screened 211 human G protein-coupled receptors and found about two dozen new partners for p11, a protein linked to depression. That makes it a candidate control point for receptors behind a third of approved drugs, though any use in pain or depression remains untested.

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