Allosteric inhibition of protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B
Wiesmann, C., Barr, K.J., Kung, J., Zhu, J., Erlanson, D.A., Shen, W., Fahr, B.J., Zhong, M., Taylor, L., Randal, M., McDowell, R.S., Hansen, S.K.(2004) Nat Struct Mol Biol 11: 730-737
- PubMed: 15258570 
- DOI: 10.1038/nsmb803
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1T48, 1T49, 1T4J - PubMed Abstract: 
Obesity and type II diabetes are closely linked metabolic syndromes that afflict >100 million people worldwide. Although protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) has emerged as a promising target for the treatment of both syndromes, the discovery of pharmaceutically acceptable inhibitors that bind at the active site remains a substantial challenge ...