The importance of sulfur-containing motifs in drug design and discovery

M Mustafa, JY Winum - Expert opinion on drug discovery, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Sulfur-containing functional groups are privileged motifs that occur in various
pharmacologically effective substances and several natural products. Various functionalities …

Targeting of REST with rationally-designed small molecule compounds exhibits synergetic therapeutic potential in human glioblastoma cells

SB Panina, JV Schweer, Q Zhang, G Raina… - BMC biology, 2024 - Springer
Background Glioblastoma (GBM) is an aggressive brain cancer associated with poor
prognosis, intrinsic heterogeneity, plasticity, and therapy resistance. In some GBMs, cell …

Tracking Inhibition of Human Small C-Terminal Domain Phosphatase 1 Using 193 nm Ultraviolet Photodissociation Mass Spectrometry

EE Escobar, W Yang, MB Lanzillotti… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Working in tandem with kinases via a dynamic interplay of phosphorylation and
dephosphorylation of proteins, phosphatases regulate many cellular processes and thus …

[HTML][HTML] KIF15 promotes human glioblastoma progression under the synergistic transactivation of REST and P300

W Yu, S Han, S Hu, L Ru, C Hua, G Xue… - International …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Glioblastoma (GBM) is highly invasive and lethal. The failure to cure GBM highlights the
necessity of developing more effective targeted therapeutic strategies. KIF15 is a motor …

Identification of Inhibitors of the Disease-Associated Protein Phosphatase Scp1 Using Antibody Mimetic Molecules

T Kobayashi, K Yamazaki, J Shinada… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Protein phosphorylation is a prevalent translational modification, and its dysregulation has
been implicated in various diseases, including cancer. Despite its significance, there is a …