AI-based protein structure prediction in drug discovery: impacts and challenges

M Schauperl, RA Denny - Journal of Chemical Information and …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Proteins are the molecular machinery of the human body, and their malfunctioning is often
responsible for diseases, making them crucial targets for drug discovery. The three …

AKT inhibitors: new weapons in the fight against breast cancer?

F Martorana, G Motta, G Pavone, L Motta… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The serine/threonine kinase AKT is a key component of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling
pathway as it exerts a pivotal role in cell growth, proliferation, survival, and metabolism …

Prospects of targeting PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway in pancreatic cancer

M Mortazavi, F Moosavi, M Martini, E Giovannetti… - Critical reviews in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) has one of the worst prognoses among all
malignancies. PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway, a main downstream effector of KRAS is …

Potential of curcumin in skin disorders

L Vollono, M Falconi, R Gaziano, F Iacovelli, E Dika… - Nutrients, 2019 - mdpi.com
Curcumin is a compound isolated from turmeric, a plant known for its medicinal use.
Recently, there is a growing interest in the medical community in identifying novel, low-cost …

Targeting PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway in breast cancer

H Li, L Prever, E Hirsch, F Gulluni - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary PI3K signaling pathway plays an essential role in many cellular processes
and is frequently altered in breast cancer, leading to increased tumor growth and reduced …

New promise and opportunities for allosteric kinase inhibitors

X Lu, JB Smaill, K Ding - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Drugs that function through allosteric inhibition of kinase signaling represent a promising
approach for the targeted discovery of therapeutics. The majority of developed allosteric …

An overview of kinase downregulators and recent advances in discovery approaches

B Wang, H Wu, C Hu, H Wang, J Liu… - Signal Transduction and …, 2021 - nature.com
Since the clinical approval of imatinib, the discovery of protein kinase downregulators
entered a prosperous age. However, challenges still exist in the discovery of kinase …

[HTML][HTML] Overcoming adaptive resistance to KRAS and MEK inhibitors by co-targeting mTORC1/2 complexes in pancreatic cancer

WS Brown, PC McDonald, O Nemirovsky, S Awrey… - Cell Reports …, 2020 - cell.com
Activating KRAS mutations are found in over 90% of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas
(PDACs), yet KRAS has remained a difficult target to inhibit pharmacologically. Here, we …

Rational design of allosteric modulators: Challenges and successes

A Chatzigoulas, Z Cournia - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Recent advances in structural biology and computational techniques have revealed
allosteric mechanisms for an abundance of targets leading to the establishment of rational …

Activation of the essential kinase PDK1 by phosphoinositide-driven trans-autophosphorylation

A Levina, KD Fleming, JE Burke, TA Leonard - Nature communications, 2022 - nature.com
phosphoinositide-dependent kinase 1 (PDK1) is an essential serine/threonine protein
kinase, which plays a crucial role in cell growth and proliferation. It is often referred to as a …