Frontiers of metal-coordinating drug design

G Palermo, A Spinello, A Saha… - Expert opinion on drug …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: The occurrence of metal ions in biomolecules is required to exert vital cellular
functions. Metal-containing biomolecules can be modulated by small-molecule inhibitors …

Recent progress in the discovery of next generation inhibitors of aromatase from the structure–function perspective

D Ghosh, J Lo, C Egbuta - Journal of medicinal chemistry, 2016 - ACS Publications
Human aromatase catalyzes the synthesis of estrogen from androgen with high substrate
specificity. For the past 40 years, aromatase has been a target of intense inhibitor discovery …

Molecular basis for endocrine disruption by pesticides targeting aromatase and estrogen receptor

C Zhang, T Schilirò, M Gea, S Bianchi… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The intensive use of pesticides has led to their increasing presence in water, soil, and
agricultural products. Mounting evidence indicates that some pesticides may be endocrine …

Enzyme tunnels and gates as relevant targets in drug design

SM Marques, L Daniel, T Buryska… - Medicinal Research …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Many enzymes contain tunnels and gates that are essential to their function. Gates
reversibly switch between open and closed conformations and thereby control the traffic of …

A computational assay of estrogen receptor α antagonists reveals the key common structural traits of drugs effectively fighting refractory breast cancers

M Pavlin, A Spinello, M Pennati, N Zaffaroni, S Gobbi… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Somatic mutations of the Estrogen Receptor α (ERα) occur with an up to 40% incidence in
ER sensitive breast cancer (BC) patients undergoing prolonged endocrine treatments …

Dynamics insights into the gain of flexibility by Helix-12 in ESR1 as a mechanism of resistance to drugs in breast cancer cell lines

A Khan, M Junaid, CD Li, S Saleem… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Incidents of breast cancer (BC) are on the rise on a daily basis and have proven to be the
most prevelant cause of death for women in both developed and developing countries …

Human cytochrome P450 enzymes 5–51 as targets of drugs and natural and environmental compounds: Mechanisms, induction, and inhibition–toxic effects and …

SP Rendic, F Peter Guengerich - Drug metabolism reviews, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Cytochrome P450 (P450, CYP) enzymes have long been of interest due to their
roles in the metabolism of drugs, pesticides, pro-carcinogens, and other xenobiotic …

Testosterone complex and non-steroidal ligands of human aromatase

D Ghosh, C Egbuta, J Lo - The Journal of steroid biochemistry and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Cytochrome P450 aromatase (AROM) catalyzes the biosynthesis of estrogen from
androgen. Previously crystal structures of human AROM in complex with the substrate …

Structures and functions of human placental aromatase and steroid sulfatase, two key enzymes in estrogen biosynthesis

D Ghosh - Steroids, 2023 - Elsevier
Cytochrome P450 aromatase (AROM) and steroid sulfatase (STS) are the two key enzymes
for the biosynthesis of estrogens in human, and maintenance of the critical balance between …

Rational design of allosteric modulators of the aromatase enzyme: An unprecedented therapeutic strategy to fight breast cancer

A Spinello, S Martini, F Berti, M Pennati… - European journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Estrogens play a key role in cellular proliferation of estrogen-receptor-positive (ER+) breast
cancers (BCs). Suppression of estrogen production by competitive inhibitors of the enzyme …