anticalin
English
editEtymology
editFrom a trademark of Pieris Pharmaceuticals in Germany.
Noun
editanticalin (plural anticalins)
- Any of a class of artificial proteins that are able to bind to antigens. They are derived from human lipocalins.
- 2015 July 14, “All-Purpose Containers? Lipid-Binding Protein – Drug Interactions”, in PLOS ONE[1], :
- The calyx architecture offers several opportunities for therapeutic applications: the most radical involves the engineering of the natural proteins to produce anticalins, antibody mimetics devised to bind specific ligands, including drugs for targeted delivery.