Objective, Quantitative, Data-Driven Assessment of Chemical Probes
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Big Data
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ABSTRACTChemical probes are essential tools for understanding biological systems and for target validation, yet selecting tools for biomedical research is largely biased and subjective. Here we describe the Probe Miner: Chemical Probes Objective Assessment resource – capitalising on the plethora of public medicinal chemistry data to empower quantitative, objective, Big Data-driven assessment of chemical probes. We assess >1.8m compounds for their suitability as chemical tools against 2,220 human targets and dissect their biases and limitations.