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ArticleNature communications2024

Prospective de novo drug design with deep interactome learning.

Kenneth Atz, Leandro Cotos, Clemens Isert, Maria Håkansson, Dorota Focht, Mattis Hilleke, David F Nippa, Michael Iff, Jann Ledergerber, Carl C G Schiebroek and 7 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 46 papers.

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46citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

46 citing papers in PubMed, 67 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Kenneth AtzETH Zurich, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 4, 8093, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2628-1619
Leandro CotosETH Zurich, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 4, 8093, Zurich, Switzerland.
Clemens IsertETH Zurich, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 4, 8093, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4176-7887
Maria HåkanssonSARomics Biostructures AB, Medicon Village, SE-223 81, Lund, Sweden.
Dorota FochtSARomics Biostructures AB, Medicon Village, SE-223 81, Lund, Sweden.
Mattis HillekeETH Zurich, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 4, 8093, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0005-3210-7309
David F NippaRoche Pharma Research and Early Development (pRED), Roche Innovation Center Basel, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Grenzacherstrasse 124, CH-4070, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0346-3786
Michael IffETH Zurich, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 4, 8093, Zurich, Switzerland.
Jann LedergerberETH Zurich, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 4, 8093, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0004-9774-095X
Carl C G SchiebroekETH Zurich, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 4, 8093, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0007-3516-1508
Valentina RomeoRoche Pharma Research and Early Development (pRED), Roche Innovation Center Basel, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Grenzacherstrasse 124, CH-4070, Basel, Switzerland.
Jan A HissETH Zurich, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 4, 8093, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0559-4330
Daniel MerkDepartment of Pharmacy, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Butenandtstrasse 5, 81377, Munich, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5359-8128
Petra SchneiderETH Zurich, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 4, 8093, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8296-6105
Bernd KuhnRoche Pharma Research and Early Development (pRED), Roche Innovation Center Basel, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Grenzacherstrasse 124, CH-4070, Basel, Switzerland.
Uwe GretherRoche Pharma Research and Early Development (pRED), Roche Innovation Center Basel, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Grenzacherstrasse 124, CH-4070, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3164-9270
Gisbert SchneiderETH Zurich, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 4, 8093, Zurich, Switzerland. gisbert@ethz.ch.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6706-1084
ETH Zurich · CHRoche (Switzerland) · CHMedicon Village · SELudwig-Maximilians-Universität München · DE

Funding

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (Swiss National Science Foundation) CRSII5_202245
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

De novo drug design aims to generate molecules from scratch that possess specific chemical and pharmacological properties. We present a computational approach utilizing interactome-based deep learning for ligand- and structure-based generation of drug-like molecules. This method capitalizes on the unique strengths of both graph neural networks and chemical language models, offering an alternative to the need for application-specific reinforcement, transfer, or few-shot learning. It enables the "zero-shot" construction of compound libraries tailored to possess specific bioactivity, synthesizability, and structural novelty. In order to proactively evaluate the deep interactome learning framework for protein structure-based drug design, potential new ligands targeting the binding site of the human peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) subtype gamma are generated. The top-ranking designs are chemically synthesized and computationally, biophysically, and biochemically characterized. Potent PPAR partial agonists are identified, demonstrating favorable activity and the desired selectivity profiles for both nuclear receptors and off-target interactions. Crystal structure determination of the ligand-receptor complex confirms the anticipated binding mode. This successful outcome positively advocates interactome-based de novo design for application in bioorganic and medicinal chemistry, enabling the creation of innovative bioactive molecules.

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Deep LearningDrug DesignPPAR gammaBinding SitesHumansLigandsProtein BindingLigandsPPAR gammaPPARG protein, human

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PMID38649351
PMCPMC11035696
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