Official Project Description
The proteasome subunit hRpn13 is a critical component of cell maintenance and reproduction, serving to help recruit ubiquitinated targets for protein degradation.
Inhibitors of hRpn13 are a promising avenue for anti-cancer therapeutics. This project aims to simulate the Pru domain of hRpn13 which contains many different surfaces at which interactions with proteins and peptides occur, and undergoes significant conformational change upon binding.