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CHEMISTRY & BIOLOGY
卷 17, 期 6, 页码 561-577出版社
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2010.05.013
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- Cancer Research UK [C309/A8274, C309/A8365] Funding Source: Medline
Chemical probes for interrogating biological processes are of considerable current interest. Cell permeable small molecule tools have a major role in facilitating the functional annotation of the human genome, understanding both physiological and pathological processes, and validating new molecular targets. To be valuable, chemical tools must satisfy necessary criteria and recent publications have suggested objective guidelines for what makes a useful chemical probe. Although recognizing that such guidelines may be valuable, we caution against overly restrictive rules that may stifle innovation in favor of a fit-for-purpose approach. Reviewing the literature and providing examples from the cancer field, we recommend a series of fitness factors to be considered when assessing chemical probes. We hope this will encourage innovative chemical biology research while minimizing the generation of poor quality and misleading biological data, thus increasing understanding of the particular biological area, to the benefit of basic research and drug discovery.
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