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Targeting RNA structures with small molecules
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RNA adopts 3D structures that confer varied functional roles in human biology and dysfunction in disease. Approaches to therapeutically target RNA structures with small molecules are being actively pursued, aided by key advances in the field including the development of computational tools that predict evolutionarily conserved RNA structures, as well as strategies that expand mode of action and facilitate interactions with cellular machinery. Existing RNA-targeted small molecules use a range of mechanisms including directing splicing — by acting as molecular glues with cellular proteins (such as branaplam and the FDA-approved risdiplam), inhibition of translation of undruggable proteins and deactivation of functional structures in noncoding RNAs. Here, we describe strategies to identify, validate and optimize small molecules that target the functional transcriptome, laying out a roadmap to advance these agents into the next decade. The potential of therapeutically targeting RNA structures with small molecules is being increasingly recognized. Here, Disney and colleagues review strategies to identify, validate and optimize small-molecule RNA binders. Examples of existing RNA-targeted small molecules, as well as challenges and future directions in the field, are discussed.
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- Authors
- Childs-Disney, J. L., Yang, X., Gibaut, Q. M. R., Tong, Y., Batey, R. T., & Disney, M. D.
- Venue
- Nature Reviews Drug Discovery
- Published
- 2022-08-08
- Volume
- 21
- Issue
- 10
- Pages
- 736-762
- ISSN
- 1474-1776 (ISSN-L)
- 1474-1784
- OpenAlex
- W4290672950
- Cited by
- 587
- References
- 264
- FWCI
- 9.77
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
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