The emerging role of RNA as a therapeutic target for small molecules

CM Connelly, MH Moon, JS Schneekloth - Cell chemical biology, 2016 - cell.com
Recent advances in understanding different RNAs and unique features of their biology have
revealed a wealth of information. However, approaches to identify small molecules that …

Contemporary progress and opportunities in RNA-targeted drug discovery

AL Garner - ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
The surprising discovery that RNAs are the predominant gene products to emerge from the
human genome catalyzed a renaissance in RNA biology. It is now well-understood that …

Targeting RNA with small molecules to capture opportunities at the intersection of chemistry, biology, and medicine

MD Disney - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2019 - ACS Publications
The biology of healthy and disease-affected cells is often mediated by RNA structures,
desirable targets for small molecule chemical probes and lead medicines. Although …

How we think about targeting RNA with small molecules

MG Costales, JL Childs-Disney, HS Haniff… - Journal of medicinal …, 2020 - ACS Publications
RNA offers nearly unlimited potential as a target for small molecule chemical probes and
lead medicines. Many RNAs fold into structures that can be selectively targeted with small …

Targeting RNA in mammalian systems with small molecules

A Donlic, AE Hargrove - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: RNA, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The recognition of RNA functions beyond canonical protein synthesis has challenged the
central dogma of molecular biology. Indeed, RNA is now known to directly regulate many …

A review of currently identified small molecule modulators of microRNA function

EN Van Meter, JA Onyango, KA Teske - European journal of medicinal …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract microRNAs are small, noncoding RNA that negatively regulate gene expression.
Since their discovery in 1993, approximately 2500 human mature microRNAs have been …

Synthesis and investigation of novel benzimidazole derivatives as antifungal agents

NT Chandrika, SK Shrestha, HX Ngo… - Bioorganic & medicinal …, 2016 - Elsevier
The rise and emergence of resistance to antifungal drugs by diverse pathogenic fungal
strains have resulted in an increase in demand for new antifungal agents. Various …

Synthesis of bleomycin-inspired RNA ligands targeting the biogenesis of oncogenic miRNAs

C Maucort, M Bonnet, JC Ortuno, G Tucker… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs) play pivotal roles in the regulation of gene expression and
represent a promising target for the development of new therapeutic approaches. Among …

Defining RNA–small molecule affinity landscapes enables design of a small molecule inhibitor of an oncogenic noncoding RNA

SP Velagapudi, Y Luo, T Tran, HS Haniff… - ACS Central …, 2017 - ACS Publications
RNA drug targets are pervasive in cells, but methods to design small molecules that target
them are sparse. Herein, we report a general approach to score the affinity and selectivity of …

Low-molecular weight small molecules can potently bind RNA and affect oncogenic pathways in cells

BM Suresh, Y Akahori, A Taghavi… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
RNA is challenging to target with bioactive small molecules, particularly those of low
molecular weight that bind with sufficient affinity and specificity. In this report, we developed …