Emerging modes-of-action in drug discovery.

ABSTRACT: An increasing focus on complex biology to cure diseases rather than merely treat symptoms has transformed how drug discovery can be approached. Instead of activating or blocking protein function, a growing repertoire of drug modalities can be leveraged or engineered to hijack cellular processes, such as translational regulation or degradation mechanisms. Drug hunters can therefore access a wider arsenal of modes-of-action to modulate biological processes and this review summarises these emerging strategies by highlighting the most representative examples of these approaches.

SUBMITTER: Valeur E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6786009 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature