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ReviewJournal of medicinal chemistry2025

Covalent-Allosteric Inhibitors: Do We Get the Best of Both Worlds?

Hui Tao, Bo Yang, Atena Farhangian, Ke Xu, Tongtong Li, Zhong-Yin Zhang, Jianing Li

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Review in Journal of medicinal chemistry, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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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

10 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Mapping the SHP2 Allosteric Pocket With Target-Biased Covalent Fragments.Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Hui TaoBorch Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue Institute for Drug Discovery, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States.
Bo YangBorch Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue Institute for Drug Discovery, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States.
Atena FarhangianBorch Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue Institute for Drug Discovery, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States.
Ke XuBorch Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue Institute for Drug Discovery, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States.
Tongtong LiBorch Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue Institute for Drug Discovery, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States.
Zhong-Yin ZhangBorch Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue Institute for Drug Discovery, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-5527-7910
Jianing LiBorch Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue Institute for Drug Discovery, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-0143-8894

Funding

Structure/Function of Protein Tyrosine PhosphatasesR01CA069202 · NCI · YESHIVA UNIVERSITY · PI Zhong-Yin Zhang · 1996 to 2026
$7.3M
Structure, Mechanism, and Regulation of PACAP/VIP GPCR SubtypesR01GM129431 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT & ST AGRIC COLLEGE · PI LI, JIANING · 2018 to 2022
$1.7M
Precision Design of Antimicrobial Peptides Against Bacterial InfectionsR01GM143370 · NIGMS · PURDUE UNIVERSITY · PI LI, JIANING · 2022 to 2025
$1.2M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA069202NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM129431NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM143370
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Covalent-allosteric inhibitors (CAIs) may achieve the best of both worlds: increased potency, long-lasting effects, and reduced drug resistance typical of covalent ligands, along with enhanced specificity and decreased toxicity inherent in allosteric modulators. Therefore, CAIs can be an effective strategy to transform many undruggable targets into druggable ones. However, CAIs are challenging to design. In this perspective, we analyze the discovery of known CAIs targeting three protein families: protein phosphatases, protein kinases, and GTPases. We also discuss how computational methods and tools can play a role in addressing the practical challenges of rational CAI design.

Indexed as

Drug DesignAllosteric RegulationEnzyme InhibitorsGTP PhosphohydrolasesHumansLigandsPhosphoprotein PhosphatasesProtein Kinase InhibitorsProtein KinasesEnzyme InhibitorsGTP PhosphohydrolasesLigandsPhosphoprotein PhosphatasesProtein Kinase InhibitorsProtein Kinases

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PMID39937154
PMCPMC12207613

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