Short peptide segments are increasingly found to have critical roles in biological processes but are often difficult to discover. Bioactive peptides can be quickly found through computational approaches, including a new method that has identified several peptides active against platelet function.
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Apic, G., Russell, R. A shortcut to peptides to modulate platelets. Nat Chem Biol 3, 83–84 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchembio0207-83
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