RNA-targeted small-molecule drug discoveries: a machine-learning perspective

H **ao, X Yang, Y Zhang, Z Zhang, G Zhang… - RNA biology, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
In the past two decades, machine learning (ML) has been extensively adopted in protein-
targeted small molecule (SM) discovery. Once trained, ML models could exert their …

[HTML][HTML] Perspectives on Applications of 19F-NMR in Fragment-Based Drug Discovery

Q Li, CB Kang - Molecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
Fragment-based drug discovery is a powerful approach in drug discovery, applicable to a
wide range of targets. This method enables the discovery of potent compounds that can …

Photoswitchable molecular glue for RNA: reversible photocontrol of structure and function of the ribozyme

C Dohno, M Kimura, Y Fujiwara… - Nucleic Acids …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Single-stranded RNA folds into a variety of secondary and higher-order structures.
Distributions and dynamics of multiple RNA conformations are responsible for the biological …

Chemical screening by time-resolved X-ray scattering to discover allosteric probes

CA Brosey, TM Link, R Shen, D Moiani… - Nature Chemical …, 2024 - nature.com
Drug discovery relies on efficient identification of small-molecule leads and their interactions
with macromolecular targets. However, understanding how chemotypes impact …

Structure-Informed Design of an Ultra Bright RNA-activated Fluorophore

JS Schneekloth Jr, M Yang, P Prestwood… - Research …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Fluorogenic RNAs such as the Mango aptamers are uniquely powerful tools for imaging
RNA. A central challenge has been to develop brighter, more specific, and higher affinity …