New opportunities for kinase drug repurposing and target discovery

Br J Cancer. 2018 Apr;118(7):936-937. doi: 10.1038/s41416-018-0045-6. Epub 2018 Mar 16.

Abstract

Protein kinases are major drug targets for oncology. The large size of the kinome, active site conservation and the influence of activation states on drug binding complicates the analysis of their cellular mode of action. In a recent article in Science, Klaeger et al. analysed cellular targets of 243 drug candidates providing a large repository of data for drug repurposing.

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Drug Repositioning*
  • Protein Kinases*

Substances

  • Protein Kinases