![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090508235622im_/http://www.nsf.gov/images/x.gif) Press Release 05-026 A Nanoscale Mechanism for Protein Control
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February 25, 2005
UCLA scientists supported by the National Science Foundation have created a nanoscale mechanism to control the function of virtually any protein. These new "spring-loaded" molecules will give deeper insight into proteins' molecular architecture, and could lead to a new generation of targeted, smart pharmaceuticals that are active only in cells where a certain gene is expressed.
For more information, see the UCLA press release: http://newsroom.ucla.edu/page.asp?RelNum=5918.
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