Rational design of peptide-based inhibitors disrupting protein-protein interactions

X Wang, D Ni, Y Liu, S Lu - Frontiers in chemistry, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Protein-protein interactions (PPIs) are well-established as a class of promising drug targets
for their implications in a wide range of biological processes. However, drug development …

Targeting Toll-like receptors with small molecule agents

X Wang, C Smith, H Yin - Chemical Society Reviews, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are type I transmembrane proteins that are key regulators of both
innate and adaptive immune responses. To protect the host from viral and bacterial threats …

Morphine activates neuroinflammation in a manner parallel to endotoxin

X Wang, LC Loram, K Ramos… - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - National Acad Sciences
Opioids create a neuroinflammatory response within the CNS, compromising opioid-induced
analgesia and contributing to various unwanted actions. How this occurs is unknown but has …

Targeting protein-protein interactions with low molecular weight and short peptide modulators: insights on disease pathways and starting points for drug discovery

D Trisciuzzi, BO Villoutreix, L Siragusa… - Expert Opinion on …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Introduction Protein-protein interactions (PPIs) have been often considered
undruggable targets although they are attractive for the discovery of new therapeutics. The …

Identification of Substituted Pyrimido[5,4-b]indoles as Selective Toll-Like Receptor 4 Ligands

M Chan, T Hayashi, RD Mathewson… - Journal of medicinal …, 2013 - ACS Publications
A cell-based high-throughput screen to identify small molecular weight stimulators of the
innate immune system revealed substituted pyrimido [5, 4-b] indoles as potent NFκB …

Targeting protein− protein interfaces using macrocyclic peptides

M Gao, K Cheng, H Yin - Peptide Science, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Protein− protein interactions (PPIs) are critical in numerous biological processes including
signaling transduction, function regulations, and disease development. To regulate PPIs has …

Computational close up on protein–protein interactions: how to unravel the invisible using molecular dynamics simulations?

C Rakers, M Bermudez, BG Keller… - Wiley …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
As an essential part of many biological processes, protein–protein interactions (PPIs) offer
exciting and promising opportunities for drug discovery by extension of the druggable target …

Therapeutic developments targeting toll‐like receptor‐4‐mediated neuroinflammation

J Li, A Csakai, J Jin, F Zhang, H Yin - ChemMedChem, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Toll‐like receptors (TLRs) have been shown to play an important role in the immune system,
which warrants study of their remarkable potential as pharmacological targets. Activation of …

Selective suppression of microglial activation by paeoniflorin attenuates morphine tolerance

C Jiang, L Xu, L Chen, Y Han, J Tang… - … Journal of Pain, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background The development of antinociceptive tolerance following repetitive
administration of opioid analgesics significantly hinders their clinical use. Evidence has …

Structure-based rational design of a Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) decoy receptor with high binding affinity for a target protein

J Han, HJ Kim, SC Lee, S Hong, K Park, YH Jeon… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Repeat proteins are increasingly attracting much attention as alternative scaffolds to
immunoglobulin antibodies due to their unique structural features. Nonetheless, engineering …