Reata Discovery Inc.

The crux of the discovery platform of Reata is an assay that reveals, basically in real time, the effect that small molecules are having on the folding behavior of proteins. Reata aims to harness this capability to identify compounds that beneficially influence proteins known to underlie diseases that are prone to misfolding in specific ways. In the case of Alzheimer's disease, Reata is looking at amyloid-beta , the principal component in the plaques found in the brains of AD patients, and at tau, which forms protein inclusions, or tangles, involved in a number of neurodegenerative diseases.