Protease
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An enzyme that breaks peptide bonds and digests proteins.
Why it's here
Placed in Assess: 1 article(s) of evidence from 1 source(s), led by research breakthroughs, with 1 in the last 30 days. Confidence 24%. Low accumulated evidence, so it defaults conservatively pending more signal.
Evidence (1)
- 8Ars Technica AI·10/14/2026breakthroughAI designs proteases that cut specific proteins
Researchers used AI-based protein design to rebuild proteases around catalytic cores from two enzyme types, replacing the rest of the protein structure. The engineered enzymes can be tuned to split target proteins and were shown cutting proteins linked to neurological diseases.