TSHR‐Targeting Nucleic Acid Aptamer Treats Graves' Ophthalmopathy via Novel Allosteric Inhibition (Adv. Sci. 4/2026)

An Allosteric Strategy for Thyroid Eye Disease This illustration depicts an aptamer (purple) binding to the target protein (white) at an allosteric site. This strategic binding induces a conformational change that acts as a shield, preventing pathogenic autoantibodies (red) from initiating the disease cascade, while leaving the protein's normal function intact. More details can be found in the Research Article by Jianzhang Wu, Mao Ye, Wencan Wu, and co-workers (DOI: 10.1002/advs.202505586).