SAR by ILOEs: an NMR-based approach to reverse chemical genetics.

Reverse chemical genetics is an emerging technique that makes use of small molecule inhibitors to characterize how a protein functions. In this regard, we have developed an NMR-based approach (SAR by ILOEs) that enables the identification of high affinity ligands for a given protein target without the need of a specific assay. Our approach is of general applicability and could result very powerful in reverse chemical-genetics studies, target validation, and lead discovery. We report a recent application on the design and synthesis of compounds that inhibit protein-membrane interactions.

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