scholarly journals The right tools for the job: the central role for next generation chemical probes and chemistry-based target deconvolution methods in phenotypic drug discovery

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuela Jörg ◽  
Katrina S. Madden

High quality chemical probes and chemistry-based target deconvolution techniques will be crucial to the advancement of phenotypic drug discovery, providing new hope for treatment of diseases with highly complex biology.

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carrow I. Wells ◽  
Nirav R. Kapadia ◽  
Rafael M. Couñago ◽  
David H. Drewry

AbstractPotent, selective, and cell active small molecule kinase inhibitors are useful tools to help unravel the complexities of kinase signaling. As the biological functions of individual kinases become better understood, they can become targets of drug discovery efforts. The small molecules used to shed light on function can also then serve as chemical starting points in these drug discovery efforts. The Nek family of kinases has received very little attention, as judged by number of citations in PubMed, yet they appear to play many key roles and have been implicated in disease. Here we present our work to identify high quality chemical starting points that have emerged due to the increased incidence of broad kinome screening. We anticipate that this analysis will allow the community to progress towards the generation of chemical probes and eventually drugs that target members of the Nek family.


ADMET & DMPK ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 74-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shenaz Bunally ◽  
Robert J Young

During the early phase of drug discovery, it is becoming increasingly important to acquire the full physicochemical profile of molecules. For this purpose, there is a strong interest in developing efficient and cost-effective platforms for fast and reliable measurements of physicochemical properties. We have developed an automated physchem platform which ensures that consistent, comprehensive, and high-quality physicochemical property measurements and derived property information for 100's of compounds per week are available alongside potency data at the right time to guide compound progression decisions. We discuss the routine assessments of biomimetic properties using high throughput automated high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) platforms, with details of the methods and hardware employed, also with illustrations of the quality and impact of the data generated.


2006 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fuminari Nonomura
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2020 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pelin Telkoparan-Akillilar ◽  
Dilek Cevik

Background: Numerous sequencing techniques have been progressed since the 1960s with the rapid development of molecular biology studies focusing on DNA and RNA. Methods: a great number of articles, book chapters, websites are reviewed, and the studies covering NGS history, technology and applications to cancer therapy are included in the present article. Results: High throughput next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies offer many advantages over classical Sanger sequencing with decreasing cost per base and increasing sequencing efficiency. NGS technologies are combined with bioinformatics software to sequence genomes to be used in diagnostics, transcriptomics, epidemiologic and clinical trials in biomedical sciences. The NGS technology has also been successfully used in drug discovery for the treatment of different cancer types. Conclusion: This review focuses on current and potential applications of NGS in various stages of drug discovery process, from target identification through to personalized medicine.


2020 ◽  
pp. archdischild-2019-318677
Author(s):  
Steven Hirschfeld ◽  
Florian B Lagler ◽  
Jenny M Kindblom

Children have the right to treatment based on the same quality of information that guides treatment in adults. Without the proper evaluation of medicinal products and devices in paediatric clinical trials that are designed to meet the rigorous standards of the competent authorities, children are discriminated from advances in medicine. There are regulatory, scientific and ethical incentives to address the knowledge gap regarding efficacy and safety of medicines in the paediatric population. High-quality clinical trials involving children of all ages can generate data that will ultimately close the knowledge gaps and support decision making.For clinical trials that enrol children, the needs are specialised and often resource intensive. Prerequisites for successful paediatric clinical trials are personnel with training in both paediatrics and neonatology and expertise in clinical trials in these populations. Moreover, national and international networks for efficient collaboration, dissemination of information, and sharing of resources and expertise are also needed, together with competent, efficient and high-quality local infrastructure with effective processes. Monitoring and oversight bodies with the relevant competence, including expertise in paediatrics, is also an important prerequisite for paediatric clinical trials. Compromise in any of these components will compromise the downstream results.This paper discusses the structures and competences needed in order to perform effective, high-quality paediatric clinical trials with the ultimate goal of better medicines and treatments for children. We propose a model of examining the process as a series of components that each has to be optimised, then all the components are actively optimised to function together as an ecosystem, and the resulting ecosystem functions well with the general research system and the healthcare delivery system.


Crystals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 229
Author(s):  
Roberto Bergamaschini ◽  
Elisa Vitiello

The quest for high-performance and scalable devices required for next-generation semiconductor applications inevitably passes through the fabrication of high-quality materials and complex designs [...]


2011 ◽  
Vol 16 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 512-519 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter M. Woollard ◽  
Nalini A.L. Mehta ◽  
Jessica J. Vamathevan ◽  
Stephanie Van Horn ◽  
Bhushan K. Bonde ◽  
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Science ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 334 (6061) ◽  
pp. 1372-1377 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Meister ◽  
D. M. Plouffe ◽  
K. L. Kuhen ◽  
G. M. C. Bonamy ◽  
T. Wu ◽  
...  

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