The integral role of RNA in stress granule formation and function

D Campos-Melo, ZCE Hawley… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Stress granules (SGs) are phase-separated, membraneless, cytoplasmic ribonucleoprotein
(RNP) assemblies whose primary function is to promote cell survival by condensing …

RNA splicing dysregulation and the hallmarks of cancer

RK Bradley, O Anczuków - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2023 - nature.com
Dysregulated RNA splicing is a molecular feature that characterizes almost all tumour types.
Cancer-associated splicing alterations arise from both recurrent mutations and altered …

Exploring the Druggability of Conserved RNA Regulatory Elements in the SARS‐CoV‐2 Genome

S Sreeramulu, C Richter, H Berg… - Angewandte …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
SARS‐CoV‐2 contains a positive single‐stranded RNA genome of approximately 30 000
nucleotides. Within this genome, 15 RNA elements were identified as conserved between …

Machine learning informs RNA‐binding chemical space

K Yazdani, D Jordan, M Yang… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Small molecule targeting of RNA has emerged as a new frontier in medicinal chemistry, but
compared to the protein targeting literature our understanding of chemical matter that binds …

Nucleic-acid-based targeted degradation in drug discovery

W Wang, S He, G Dong, C Sheng - Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2022 - ACS Publications
Targeted protein degradation (TPD), represented by proteolysis-targeting chimera
(PROTAC), has emerged as a novel therapeutic modality in drug discovery. However, the …

Interrogating RNA–small molecule interactions with structure probing and artificial intelligence-augmented molecular simulations

Y Wang, S Parmar, JS Schneekloth… - ACS Central Science, 2022 - ACS Publications
While there is increasing interest in the study of RNA as a therapeutic target, efforts to
understand RNA-ligand recognition at the molecular level lag far behind our understanding …

Discovery of RNA-targeted small molecules through the merging of experimental and computational technologies

EC Morishita - Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction The field of RNA-targeted small molecules is rapidly evolving, owing to the
advances in experimental and computational technologies. With the identification of several …

Probing RNA–small molecule interactions using biophysical and computational approaches

A Shino, M Otsu, K Imai, K Fukuzawa… - ACS Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Interest in small molecules that target RNA is flourishing, and the expectation set on them to
treat diseases with unmet medical needs is high. However, several challenges remain …

Targeting alternative splicing in cancer immunotherapy

N Han, Z Liu - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Tumor immunotherapy has made great progress in cancer treatment but still faces several
challenges, such as a limited number of targetable antigens and varying responses among …

RNA–Small-Molecule Interaction: Challenging the “Undruggable” Tag

J Kaur, A Sharma, P Mundlia, V Sood… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2024 - ACS Publications
RNA targeting, specifically with small molecules, is a relatively new and rapidly emerging
avenue with the promise to expand the target space in the drug discovery field. From being …