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Small-molecule inhibitors of myosin proteins

Small-molecule inhibitors of myosin proteins
Small-molecule inhibitors of myosin proteins
Advances in screening and computational methods have enhanced recent efforts to discover/design small-molecule protein inhibitors. One attractive target for inhibition is the myosin family of motor proteins. Myosins function in a wide variety of cellular processes, from intracellular trafficking to cell motility, and are implicated in several human diseases (e.g., cancer, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, deafness and many neurological disorders). Potent and selective myosin inhibitors are, therefore, not only a tool for understanding myosin function, but are also a resource for developing treatments for diseases involving myosin dysfunction or overactivity. This review will provide a brief overview of the characteristics and scientific/therapeutic applications of the presently identified small-molecule myosin inhibitors before discussing the future of myosin inhibitor and activator design
1756-8919
41-52
Bond, L.M.
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Tumbarello, D.A.
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Kendrick-Jones, J.
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Buss, F.
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Bond, L.M.
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Tumbarello, D.A.
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Kendrick-Jones, J.
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Buss, F.
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Bond, L.M., Tumbarello, D.A., Kendrick-Jones, J. and Buss, F. (2013) Small-molecule inhibitors of myosin proteins. Future Medicinal Chemistry, 5 (1), 41-52. (doi:10.4155/fmc.12.185). (PMID:23256812)

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Advances in screening and computational methods have enhanced recent efforts to discover/design small-molecule protein inhibitors. One attractive target for inhibition is the myosin family of motor proteins. Myosins function in a wide variety of cellular processes, from intracellular trafficking to cell motility, and are implicated in several human diseases (e.g., cancer, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, deafness and many neurological disorders). Potent and selective myosin inhibitors are, therefore, not only a tool for understanding myosin function, but are also a resource for developing treatments for diseases involving myosin dysfunction or overactivity. This review will provide a brief overview of the characteristics and scientific/therapeutic applications of the presently identified small-molecule myosin inhibitors before discussing the future of myosin inhibitor and activator design

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Published date: January 2013
Organisations: Centre for Biological Sciences

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Local EPrints ID: 362399
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/362399
ISSN: 1756-8919
PURE UUID: 00c90563-cb2f-40bf-b024-d052509e799c
ORCID for D.A. Tumbarello: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-5169-0561

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Date deposited: 22 Aug 2014 08:21
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:50

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Author: L.M. Bond
Author: D.A. Tumbarello ORCID iD
Author: J. Kendrick-Jones
Author: F. Buss

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