Pam Frost Gorder

Top7: From Computer-Aided Design, a New Protein March 1, 2004

How protein molecules form into useful shapes is unknown. It’s a puzzle called the protein-folding problem, and it’s key to developing treatments for diseases as diverse as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, cataracts, cystic fibrosis, and diabetes’
most common form. Now scientists have taken one small but intriguing step toward solving the protein-folding problem by synthesizing a protein called Top7. Full story (PDF)