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Computationally-guided optimization of small-molecule inhibitors of the Aurora A kinase-TPX2 protein-protein interaction.

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Peer-reviewed

Type

Article

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Authors

Stokes, Jamie E 
Faver, John C 

Abstract

Free energy perturbation theory, in combination with enhanced sampling of protein-ligand binding modes, is evaluated in the context of fragment-based drug design, and used to design two new small-molecule inhibitors of the Aurora A kinase-TPX2 protein-protein interaction.

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Keywords

Aurora Kinase A, Cell Cycle Proteins, Humans, Microtubule-Associated Proteins, Models, Molecular, Molecular Dynamics Simulation, Molecular Structure, Nuclear Proteins, Protein Binding, Protein Kinase Inhibitors, Small Molecule Libraries

Journal Title

Chem Commun (Camb)

Conference Name

Journal ISSN

1359-7345
1364-548X

Volume Title

53

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Sponsorship
MRC (unknown)
Wellcome Trust (090340/Z/09/Z)
Medical Research Council (G1001522)
Medical Research Council (MC_UU_12022/1)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/K039520/1)
Medical Research Council (MR/L007266/1)
MRC (MC_UU_12022/8)