Human p97 ATPase, a critical drug target for neurodegenerative disorders and cancers, can be allosterically inhibited by triazole-based inhibitors. In this study, the authors investigate the structure and functions of newly designed triazole inhibitors in both wild-type and disease mutant forms of p97 to elucidate the previously unexplored inhibitory mechanisms, shedding new light on the design concept for p97 allosteric inhibitors.
- Purbasha Nandi
- Kira DeVore
- Po-Lin Chiu