Non-coding RNAs in disease: from mechanisms to therapeutics

K Nemeth, R Bayraktar, M Ferracin… - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2024 - nature.com
Non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) are a heterogeneous group of transcripts that, by definition, are
not translated into proteins. Since their discovery, ncRNAs have emerged as important …

[HTML][HTML] Amplifying gene expression with RNA-targeted therapeutics

O Khorkova, J Stahl, A Joji, CH Volmar… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2023 - nature.com
Many diseases are caused by insufficient expression of mutated genes and would benefit
from increased expression of the corresponding protein. However, in drug development, it …

[HTML][HTML] Structural conservation of antibiotic interaction with ribosomes

H Paternoga, C Crowe-McAuliffe, LV Bock… - Nature structural & …, 2023 - nature.com
The ribosome is a major target for clinically used antibiotics, but multidrug resistant
pathogenic bacteria are making our current arsenal of antimicrobials obsolete. Here we …

Bridged proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC) enables degradation of undruggable targets

Y Xiong, Y Zhong, H Yim, X Yang, KS Park… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Proteolysis Targeting Chimeras (PROTACs) are attractive therapeutic modalities for
degrading disease-causing proteins. While many PROTACs have been developed for …

Hydrogen-bond donors in drug design

PW Kenny - Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2022 - ACS Publications
Hydrogen-bond donors are seen to cause more problems for drug designers than hydrogen-
bond acceptors. Most of the polarity in drug-like compounds comes from hydrogen-bond …

Chemically modified platforms for better RNA therapeutics

Y Shi, X Zhen, Y Zhang, Y Li, S Koo, Q Saiding… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
RNA-based therapies have catalyzed a revolutionary transformation in the biomedical
landscape, offering unprecedented potential in disease prevention and treatment. However …

[HTML][HTML] Transformer-based molecular generative model for antiviral drug design

J Mao, J Wang, A Zeb, KH Cho, H Jin… - Journal of chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Since the Simplified Molecular Input Line Entry System (SMILES) is oriented to the atomic-
level representation of molecules and is not friendly in terms of human readability and …

[HTML][HTML] tRNA renovatio: rebirth through fragmentation

B Kuhle, Q Chen, P Schimmel - Molecular Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Summary tRNA function is based on unique structures that enable mRNA decoding using
anticodon trinucleotides. These structures interact with specific aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases …

Targeting and engineering long non-coding RNAs for cancer therapy

M Coan, S Haefliger, S Ounzain, R Johnson - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2024 - nature.com
RNA therapeutics (RNATx) aim to treat diseases, including cancer, by targeting or
employing RNA molecules for therapeutic purposes. Amongst the most promising targets …

Small molecule approaches to targeting RNA

S Kovachka, M Panosetti, B Grimaldi… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
The development of innovative methodologies to identify RNA binders has attracted
enormous attention in chemical biology and drug discovery. Although antibiotics targeting …