کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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1979437 | 1061680 | 2011 | 11 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
Here off-target binding implies the binding of a small molecule of therapeutic interest to a protein target other than the primary target for which it was intended. Increasingly such off-targeting appears to be the norm rather than the exception, rational drug design notwithstanding, and can lead to detrimental side-effects, or opportunities to reposition a therapeutic agent to treat a different condition. Not surprisingly, there is significant interest in determining a priori what off-targets exist on a proteome-wide scale. Beyond determining putative off-targets is the need to understand the impact of such binding on the complete biological system, with the ultimate goal of being able to predict the phenotypic outcome. While a very ambitious goal, some progress is being made.
Journal: Current Opinion in Structural Biology - Volume 21, Issue 2, April 2011, Pages 189–199