Drug screening

wrightnt
Feb 5
1 min read

In our desmoplain project, we have screened over 3000 FDA-approved drugs, and have found some that seem to prevent calpain-dependent desmoplakin degradation in the test tube. This is yet another step towards treating DSP-related illnesses.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10890502/

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