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The Pursuit of Enzyme Activation: A Snapshot of the Gold Rush

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JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
卷 65, 期 21, 页码 14289-14304

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AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.2c01291

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  1. CPRIT [RR220012, RR220039]

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This review discusses the strategy and effects of pharmacological activation of enzymes, highlighting seven case studies and assessing the potential of activators in drug discovery.
A range of enzymes drive human physiology, and their activities are tightly regulated through numerous signaling pathways. Depending on the context, these pathways may activate or inhibit an enzyme as a way to ensure proper execution of cellular functions. From a drug discovery and development perspective, pharmacological inhibition of enzymes has been a focus of interest, as many diseases are associated with the upregulation of enzyme function. On the other hand, however, pharmacological activation of enzymes such as kinases and phosphatases has been of increasing interest. In this review, we discuss seven case studies that highlight pharmacological activation strategy, describe the binding modes and pharmacology of the activators, and comment on how this on-demand activation strategy complements the commonly pursued inhibition strategy, thus jointly enabling bidirectional modulation of specific target of interest. Going forward, we expect activators to play important roles as chemical probes and drug leads.

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