Circulation Research,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
135(1), С. 174 - 197
Опубликована: Июнь 20, 2024
GPCRs
(G
protein-coupled
receptors),
also
known
as
7
transmembrane
domain
receptors,
are
the
largest
receptor
family
in
human
genome,
with
≈800
members.
regulate
nearly
every
aspect
of
physiology
and
disease,
thus
serving
important
drug
targets
cardiovascular
disease.
Sharing
a
conserved
structure
comprised
α-helices,
couple
to
heterotrimeric
G-proteins,
GPCR
kinases,
β-arrestins,
promoting
downstream
signaling
through
second
messengers
other
intracellular
pathways.
development
has
led
therapies,
such
antagonists
β-adrenergic
angiotensin
II
receptors
for
heart
failure
hypertension,
agonists
glucagon-like
peptide-1
reducing
adverse
events
emerging
indications.
There
continues
be
major
interest
cardiometabolic
driven
by
advances
mechanistic
studies
structure-based
design.
This
review
recounts
rich
history
research,
including
current
state
clinically
used
drugs,
highlights
newly
discovered
aspects
biology
promising
directions
future
investigation.
As
additional
mechanisms
regulating
uncovered,
new
strategies
targeting
these
ubiquitous
hold
tremendous
promise
field
medicine.
Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling,
Год журнала:
2020,
Номер
60(12), С. 6065 - 6073
Опубликована: Окт. 29, 2020
Identifying
and
purchasing
new
small
molecules
to
test
in
biological
assays
are
enabling
for
ligand
discovery,
but
as
purchasable
chemical
space
continues
grow
into
the
tens
of
billions
based
on
inexpensive
make-on-demand
compounds,
simply
searching
this
becomes
a
major
challenge.
We
have
therefore
developed
ZINC20,
version
ZINC
with
two
features:
methods
search
them.
As
fully
enumerated
database,
can
be
searched
precisely
using
explicit
atomic-level
graph-based
methods,
such
SmallWorld
similarity
Arthor
pattern
substructure
search,
well
3D
docking.
Analysis
compound
sets
by
these
related
tools
reveals
startling
features.
For
instance,
over
97%
core
Bemis–Murcko
scaffolds
libraries
unavailable
from
"in-stock"
collections.
Correspondingly,
number
is
rising
almost
linear
fraction
elaborated
molecules.
Thus,
an
88-fold
increase
versus
in-stock
built
upon
16-fold
scaffolds.
The
library
also
more
structurally
diverse
than
physical
libraries,
massive
disc-
sphere-like
shaped
system
freely
available
at
zinc20.docking.org.
Nature,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
616(7958), С. 673 - 685
Опубликована: Апрель 26, 2023
Computer-aided
drug
discovery
has
been
around
for
decades,
although
the
past
few
years
have
seen
a
tectonic
shift
towards
embracing
computational
technologies
in
both
academia
and
pharma.
This
is
largely
defined
by
flood
of
data
on
ligand
properties
binding
to
therapeutic
targets
their
3D
structures,
abundant
computing
capacities
advent
on-demand
virtual
libraries
drug-like
small
molecules
billions.
Taking
full
advantage
these
resources
requires
fast
methods
effective
screening.
includes
structure-based
screening
gigascale
chemical
spaces,
further
facilitated
iterative
approaches.
Highly
synergistic
are
developments
deep
learning
predictions
target
activities
lieu
receptor
structure.
Here
we
review
recent
advances
technologies,
potential
reshaping
whole
process
development,
as
well
challenges
they
encounter.
We
also
discuss
how
rapid
identification
highly
diverse,
potent,
target-selective
ligands
protein
can
democratize
process,
presenting
new
opportunities
cost-effective
development
safer
more
small-molecule
treatments.
Recent
approaches
application
streamlining
discussed.
Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy,
Год журнала:
2021,
Номер
6(1)
Опубликована: Янв. 8, 2021
Abstract
As
one
of
the
most
successful
therapeutic
target
families,
G
protein-coupled
receptors
(GPCRs)
have
experienced
a
transformation
from
random
ligand
screening
to
knowledge-driven
drug
design.
We
are
eye-witnessing
tremendous
progresses
made
recently
in
understanding
their
structure–function
relationships
that
facilitated
development
at
an
unprecedented
pace.
This
article
intends
provide
comprehensive
overview
this
important
field
broader
readership
shares
some
common
interests
discovery.
ACS Central Science,
Год журнала:
2020,
Номер
6(6), С. 939 - 949
Опубликована: Май 19, 2020
Drug
discovery
is
a
rigorous
process
that
requires
billion
dollars
of
investments
and
decades
research
to
bring
molecule
"from
bench
bedside".
While
virtual
docking
can
significantly
accelerate
the
drug
discovery,
it
ultimately
lags
current
rate
expansion
chemical
databases
already
exceed
billions
molecular
records.
This
recent
surge
small
molecules
availability
presents
great
opportunities,
but
also
demands
much
faster
screening
protocols.
In
order
address
this
challenge,
we
herein
introduce
Deep
Docking
(DD),
novel
deep
learning
platform
suitable
for
structures
in
rapid,
yet
accurate
fashion.
The
DD
approach
utilizes
quantitative
structure–activity
relationship
(QSAR)
models
trained
on
scores
subsets
library
approximate
outcome
unprocessed
entries
and,
therefore,
remove
unfavorable
an
iterative
manner.
use
methodology
conjunction
with
FRED
program
allowed
rapid
calculation
1.36
from
ZINC15
against
12
prominent
target
proteins
demonstrated
up
100-fold
data
reduction
6000-fold
enrichment
high
scoring
(without
notable
loss
favorably
docked
entities).
protocol
readily
be
used
any
was
made
publicly
available.
Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation,
Год журнала:
2021,
Номер
17(11), С. 7106 - 7119
Опубликована: Сен. 30, 2021
With
the
advent
of
make-on-demand
commercial
libraries,
number
purchasable
compounds
available
for
virtual
screening
and
assay
has
grown
explosively
in
recent
years,
with
several
libraries
eclipsing
one
billion
compounds.
Today's
are
larger
more
diverse,
enabling
discovery
more-potent
hit
unlocking
new
areas
chemical
space,
represented
by
core
scaffolds.
Applying
physics-based
silico
methods
an
exhaustive
manner,
where
every
molecule
library
must
be
enumerated
evaluated
independently,
is
increasingly
cost-prohibitive.
Here,
we
introduce
a
protocol
machine
learning-enhanced
molecular
docking
based
on
active
learning
to
dramatically
increase
throughput
over
traditional
docking.
We
leverage
novel
selection
that
strikes
balance
between
two
objectives:
(1)
identifying
best
scoring
(2)
exploring
large
region
demonstrating
superior
performance
compared
purely
greedy
approach.
Together
automated
redocking
top
compounds,
this
method
captures
almost
all
high
scaffolds
found
This
applied
our
campaigns
against
D4
AMPC
targets
produced
dozens
highly
potent,
inhibitors,
blind
test
MT1
target.
Our
recovers
than
80%
experimentally
confirmed
hits
14-fold
reduction
compute
cost,
90%
5%
model
predictions,
preserving
diversity