Selectivity challenges in docking screens for GPCR targets and antitargets

DR Weiss, J Karpiak, XP Huang… - Journal of medicinal …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Journal of medicinal chemistry, 2018ACS Publications
To investigate large library docking's ability to find molecules with joint activity against on-
targets and selectivity versus antitargets, the dopamine D2 and serotonin 5-HT2A receptors
were targeted, seeking selectivity against the histamine H1 receptor. In a second campaign,
κ-opioid receptor ligands were sought with selectivity versus the μ-opioid receptor. While hit
rates ranged from 40% to 63% against the on-targets, they were just as good against the
antitargets, even though the molecules were selected for their putative lack of binding to the …
To investigate large library docking’s ability to find molecules with joint activity against on-targets and selectivity versus antitargets, the dopamine D2 and serotonin 5-HT2A receptors were targeted, seeking selectivity against the histamine H1 receptor. In a second campaign, κ-opioid receptor ligands were sought with selectivity versus the μ-opioid receptor. While hit rates ranged from 40% to 63% against the on-targets, they were just as good against the antitargets, even though the molecules were selected for their putative lack of binding to the off-targets. Affinities, too, were often as good or better for the off-targets. Even though it was occasionally possible to find selective molecules, such as a mid-nanomolar D2/5-HT2A ligand with 21-fold selectivity versus the H1 receptor, this was the exception. Whereas false-negatives are tolerable in docking screens against on-targets, they are intolerable against antitargets; addressing this problem may demand new strategies in the field.
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