Peptides as multifunctional players in cancer therapy

SMP Vadevoo, S Gurung, HS Lee… - … & molecular medicine, 2023 - nature.com
Peptides exhibit lower affinity and a shorter half-life in the body than antibodies. Conversely,
peptides demonstrate higher efficiency in tissue penetration and cell internalization than …

Challenges in discovering drugs that target the protein–protein interactions of disordered proteins

J Oláh, T Szénási, A Lehotzky, V Norris… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Protein–protein interactions (PPIs) outnumber proteins and are crucial to many fundamental
processes; in consequence, PPIs are associated with several pathological conditions …

Small molecules that inhibit TNF signalling by stabilising an asymmetric form of the trimer

J O'Connell, J Porter, B Kroeplien, T Norman… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Tumour necrosis factor (TNF) is a cytokine belonging to a family of trimeric proteins; it has
been shown to be a key mediator in autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and …

In silico degradation of fluoroquinolones by a microalgae-based constructed wetland system

F Wu, M Du, J Ling, R Wang, N Hao, Z Wang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Fluoroquinolone antibiotics (FQs) have been used worldwide due to their extended
antimicrobial spectrum. However, the overuse of FQs leads to frequent detection in the …

Traversing through the dynamic protein–protein interaction landscape and conformational plasticity of PD-1 for small-molecule discovery

L Mittal, R Tonk, A Awasthi… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) blocking the PD-1/PD-L1 interface have shown remarkable
success in treating malignancies, but they may also initiate lethal immune-related adverse …

Protein-protein interaction of RdRp with its co-factor NSP8 and NSP7 to decipher the interface hotspot residues for drug targeting: A comparison between SARS-CoV …

H Sarma, E Jamir, GN Sastry - Journal of Molecular Structure, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study we explored the molecular mechanism of RdRp (Non-Structural Protein,
NSP12) interaction with its co-factors NSP7 and NSP8 which is the main toolbox for RNA …

Methods for discovering and targeting druggable protein-protein interfaces and their application to repurposing

ES Ozdemir, F Halakou, R Nussinov, A Gursoy… - … Methods for Drug …, 2019 - Springer
Drug repurposing is a creative and resourceful approach to increase the number of
therapies by exploiting available and approved drugs. However, identifying new protein …

A computational study on the interaction of NSP10 and NSP14: Unraveling the RNA synthesis proofreading mechanism in SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV, and MERS-CoV

H Sarma, GN Sastry - ACS omega, 2022 - ACS Publications
The interaction of exoribonuclease (ExoN) nonstructural protein (NSP14) with NSP10 co-
factors is crucial for high-fidelity proofreading activity of coronavirus replication and …

Substrate-induced modulation of protein-protein interactions within human mitochondrial cytochrome P450-dependent system

EO Yablokov, TA Sushko, LA Kaluzhskiy… - The Journal of Steroid …, 2021 - Elsevier
Steroidogenesis is strictly regulated at multiple levels, as produced steroid hormones are
crucial to maintain physiological functions. Cytochrome P450 enzymes are key players in …

Exploring the chemical space of protein–protein interaction inhibitors through machine learning

J Choi, JS Yun, H Song, NH Kim, HS Kim, JI Yook - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Although protein–protein interactions (PPIs) have emerged as the basis of potential new
therapeutic approaches, targeting intracellular PPIs with small molecule inhibitors is …