Structural biology and drug discovery of difficult targets: the limits of ligandability

S Surade, TL Blundell - Chemistry & biology, 2012 - cell.com
Over the past decade, researchers in the pharmaceutical industry and academia have made
retrospective analyses of successful drug campaigns in order to establish" rules" to guide …

The genomic enzymology of antibiotic resistance

M Morar, GD Wright - Annual review of genetics, 2010 - annualreviews.org
The need for new antibiotic therapies is acute and growing in large part because of the
emergence of drug-resistant pathogens. A vast number of resistance determinants are …

Protein target highlights in CASP15: Analysis of models by structure providers

LT Alexander, J Durairaj… - Proteins: Structure …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
We present an in‐depth analysis of selected CASP15 targets, focusing on their biological
and functional significance. The authors of the structures identify and discuss key protein …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis Shikimate Pathway Enzymes as Targets for the Rational Design of Anti-Tuberculosis Drugs

JES Nunes, MA Duque, TF de Freitas, L Galina… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Roughly a third of the world's population is estimated to have latent Mycobacterium
tuberculosis infection, being at risk of develo** active tuberculosis (TB) during their …

[HTML][HTML] Metagenomics analysis of cocoa bean fermentation microbiome identifying species diversity and putative functional capabilities

DS Agyirifo, M Wamalwa, EP Otwe, I Galyuon, S Runo… - Heliyon, 2019 - cell.com
Fermentation of Theobroma cacao L. beans is the most critical stage in the production of
cocoa products such as chocolates and its derivatives. There is a limited understanding of …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis shikimate kinase inhibitors: design and simulation studies of the catalytic turnover

B Blanco, V Prado, E Lence, JM Otero… - Journal of the …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Shikimate kinase (SK) is an essential enzyme in several pathogenic bacteria and does not
have any counterpart in human cells, thus making it an attractive target for the development …

Identification of structural and molecular determinants of the tyrosine‐kinase Wzc and implications in capsular polysaccharide export

E Bechet, J Gruszczyk, R Terreux… - Molecular …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Capsular polysaccharides are well‐established virulence factors of pathogenic bacteria.
Their biosynthesis and export are regulated within the transmembrane polysaccharide …

Development of an ultrafiltration-liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (UF-LC/MS) based ligand-binding assay and an LC/MS based functional assay for …

V Mulabagal, AI Calderón - Analytical chemistry, 2010 - ACS Publications
Shikimate kinase (SK) and other enzymes in the shikimate pathway are potential targets in
the discovery of antimicrobial agents. In the current study, an ultrafiltration-liquid …

Implications of polyploidy events on the phenotype, microstructure, and proteome of Paulownia australis

Z Wang, G Fan, Y Dong, X Zhai, M Deng, Z Zhao… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Polyploidy events are believed to be responsible for increasing the size of plant organs and
enhancing tolerance to environmental stresses. Autotetraploid Paulownia australis plants …

Identification and Functional Analysis of Type III Effector Proteins in Mesorhizobium loti

S Okazaki, S Okabe, M Higashi… - Molecular plant …, 2010 - Am Phytopath Society
Mesorhizobium loti MAFF303099, a microsymbiont of the model legume Lotus japonicus,
possesses a cluster of genes (tts) that encode a type III secretion system (T3SS). In the …