Inhibiting heme-piracy by pathogenic Escherichia coli using de novo-designed proteins
Daniel Fox, Kazem Asadollahi, Imogen Samuels, Bradley A. Spicer, Ashleigh Kropp, Christopher J. Lupton, Kevin Lim, Chunxiao Wang, Hariprasad Venugopal, Marija Dramićanin, Gavin J. Knott, Rhys Grinter
This study designs de novo proteins to inhibit E. coli's heme extraction from hemoglobin, demonstrating their effectiveness at low nanomolar concentrations.
Nature Communications · Jul 9, 2025Peer-reviewedBiochemistry