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Cdk5i   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 14459

Compound class: Peptide
Comment: Cdk5i is a 12 amino acid peptide that corresponds to 148-159 of the T-loop of CDK5. It was designed to prevent formation of the pathological CDK5/p25 complex, in which the truncated p25 isoform of p35 (CDK5R1) acts to hyperactivate CDK5 [1].
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References
1. Pao PC, Seo J, Lee A, Kritskiy O, Patnaik D, Penney J, Raju RM, Geigenmuller U, Silva MC, Lucente DE et al.. (2023)
A Cdk5-derived peptide inhibits Cdk5/p25 activity and improves neurodegenerative phenotypes.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 120 (16): e2217864120. [PMID:37043533]