Natural products in cancer therapy: Past, present and future
Natural products, with remarkable chemical diversity, have been extensively investigated for
their anticancer potential for more than a half-century. The collective efforts of the community …
their anticancer potential for more than a half-century. The collective efforts of the community …
Small-molecule probes from bench to bedside: advancing molecular analysis of drug–target interactions toward precision medicine
Over the past decade, remarkable advances have been witnessed in the development of
small-molecule probes. These molecular tools have been widely applied for interrogating …
small-molecule probes. These molecular tools have been widely applied for interrogating …
Harnessing the anti-cancer natural product nimbolide for targeted protein degradation
Nimbolide, a terpenoid natural product derived from the Neem tree, impairs cancer
pathogenicity; however, the direct targets and mechanisms by which nimbolide exerts its …
pathogenicity; however, the direct targets and mechanisms by which nimbolide exerts its …
Recent advances in activity-based probes (ABPs) and affinity-based probes (A f BPs) for profiling of enzymes
Activity-based protein profiling (ABPP) is a technique that uses highly selective active-site
targeted chemical probes to label and monitor the state of proteins. ABPP integrates the …
targeted chemical probes to label and monitor the state of proteins. ABPP integrates the …
Structural simplification of natural products
S Wang, G Dong, C Sheng - Chemical Reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
Natural products (NPs) are important sources of clinical drugs due to their structural diversity
and biological prevalidation. However, the structural complexity of NPs leads to synthetic …
and biological prevalidation. However, the structural complexity of NPs leads to synthetic …
The role of reversible and irreversible covalent chemistry in targeted protein degradation
Proteolysis-targeting chimeras (PROTACs) that degrade disease-causing proteins by
hijacking the endogenous ubiquitin-proteasome system have emerged as an exciting and …
hijacking the endogenous ubiquitin-proteasome system have emerged as an exciting and …
Triptolide: Medicinal chemistry, chemical biology and clinical progress
W Hou, B Liu, H Xu - European journal of medicinal chemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
In the past decades, triptolide has attracted considerable interests in the organic and
medicinal chemistry society owing to its intriguing structure features and promising multiple …
medicinal chemistry society owing to its intriguing structure features and promising multiple …
Discovery of highly potent daphnane diterpenoids uncovers importin-β1 as a druggable vulnerability in castration-resistant prostate cancer
Importins are overexpressed in many cancers and mediate the abnormal nuclear transport
of oncogenic factors. The druggable potential of importins still remains unclear, largely …
of oncogenic factors. The druggable potential of importins still remains unclear, largely …
[HTML][HTML] PROTAC derivatization of natural products for target identification and drug discovery: Design of evodiamine-based PROTACs as novel REXO4 degraders
S Chen, K Bi, H Liang, Z Wu, M Huang, X Chen… - Journal of advanced …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Introduction Natural products (NPs) play a crucial role in the development of
therapeutic drugs. However, it is still highly challenging to identify the targets of NPs …
therapeutic drugs. However, it is still highly challenging to identify the targets of NPs …
Tetrazole‐based probes for integrated phenotypic screening, Affinity‐Based proteome profiling, and sensitive detection of a cancer biomarker
Target‐identification phenotypic screening has been a powerful approach in drug discovery;
however, it is hindered by difficulties in identifying the underlying cellular targets. To address …
however, it is hindered by difficulties in identifying the underlying cellular targets. To address …