Cysteinome
Cysteine is an unique amino acid with the thiol side chain serving as an intrinsic nucleophile and often participating in various enzymatic reactions. In recent years, covalent probes or inhibitors homing at a cysteine thiol group present in the target proteins have attracted significant attention. But the lack of systematic information for proteins with targetable cysteine has hindered the design and discovery of covalent modulators of protein functions and activities. Therefore, a comprehensive database with an analysis system dedicated to proteins with targetable cysteine could be very useful.
Cysteinome, the first online database that provides a rich resource for the display, search and analysis of structure, function and related annotation for proteins with targetable cysteine as well as their covalent modulators. It could contribute to the understanding of how protein targets are covalently modified by chemical probes homing at cysteine residues and will serve as a useful resource for the design and development of covalent inhibitors.
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