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ReviewNature chemical biology2021

Discovering new biology with drug-resistance alleles.

Allyson M Freedy, Brian B Liau

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Review in Nature chemical biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Positive selection screen identifies natural product β-catenin inactivators.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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  3. TRPtracker: a community database for monitoring praziquantel sensitivity at TRPMInternational journal for parasitology. Drugs and drug resistance · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Allyson M FreedyDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2953-8133
Brian B LiauDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA. liau@chemistry.harvard.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2985-462X

Funding

Medical Scientist Training ProgramT32GM007753 · NIGMS · HARVARD UNIVERSITY (MEDICAL SCHOOL) · PI WALENSKY, LOREN DAVID · 1985 to 2021
$50.0M
Mapping Structure-Activity Relationships of Chemical Inhibitors via Genome-EditingDP2GM137494 · NIGMS · HARVARD UNIVERSITY · PI LIAU, BRIAN · 2019 to 2019
$2.5M
NIGMS NIH HHS DP2 GM137494NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM007753
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Small molecule drugs form the backbone of modern medicine's therapeutic arsenal. Often less appreciated is the role that small molecules have had in advancing basic biology. In this Review, we highlight how resistance mutations have unlocked the potential of small molecule chemical probes to discover new biology. We describe key instances in which resistance mutations and related genetic variants yielded foundational biological insight and categorize these examples on the basis of their role in the discovery of novel molecular mechanisms, protein allostery, physiology and cell signaling. Next, we suggest ways in which emerging technologies can be leveraged to systematically introduce and characterize resistance mutations to catalyze basic biology research and drug discovery. By recognizing how resistance mutations have propelled biological discovery, we can better harness new technologies and maximize the potential of small molecules to advance our understanding of biology and improve human health.

Indexed as

AllelesAnimalsDiazepamDrug DiscoveryDrug ResistanceHumansMutant ProteinsMutationPharmaceutical PreparationsProtein BindingProtein ConformationSignal TransductionSulfonamidesDiazepamMutant ProteinsN-(3-chloro-7-indolyl)-1,4-benzenedisulphonamidePharmaceutical PreparationsSulfonamides

Identifiers

PMID34799733
PMCPMC9530778

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