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ArticleJournal of computational chemistry2025

A New Fragment-Based Pharmacophore Virtual Screening Workflow Identifies Potent Inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 NSP13 Helicase.

Jordi Doijen, Jiexiong Xie, Simone Marsili, Trpta Bains, Mandeep Kaur Mann, Pravien Abeywickrema, Nick Van den Broeck, Christian Permann, Thierry Langer, Gökhan Ibis and 11 more

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Article in Journal of computational chemistry, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Jordi DoijenJohnson & Johnson, Beerse, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1707-0174
Jiexiong XieJohnson & Johnson, Beerse, Belgium.
Simone MarsiliJohnson & Johnson, Toledo, Spain.
Trpta BainsJohnson & Johnson, Spring House, Pennsylvania, USA.
Mandeep Kaur MannJohnson & Johnson, Spring House, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8252-6107
Pravien AbeywickremaJohnson & Johnson, Spring House, Pennsylvania, USA.
Nick Van den BroeckCharles River Laboratories, Beerse, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5900-4813
Christian PermannDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Thierry LangerDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5242-1240
Gökhan IbisInte:Ligand Software-Entwicklungs Und Consulting GmbH, Vienna, Austria.
Charles-Alexandre MattelaerDepartment of Chemistry, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8801-062X
Jeremy HarveyDepartment of Chemistry, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1728-1596
Sebastiaan van RaalteJohnson & Johnson, Beerse, Belgium.
Roberto FinoJohnson & Johnson, Beerse, Belgium.
Vineet PandeJohnson & Johnson, Beerse, Belgium.
Danielle PeetersJohnson & Johnson, Beerse, Belgium.
Aaron PatrickJohnson & Johnson, Spring House, Pennsylvania, USA.
Ellen Van DammeJohnson & Johnson, Beerse, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1808-9851
Herman van VlijmenJohnson & Johnson, Beerse, Belgium.
Marnix Van LoockJohnson & Johnson, Beerse, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4151-4588
Edgar JacobyJohnson & Johnson, Beerse, Belgium.

Funding

Corona Accelerated R&D in Europe (CARE)Federal funds from the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response, Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) OTA number HHSO100201700018CInnovative Medicines Initiative 2 Joint Undertaking (JU). The JU receives support from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program EFPIA, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Global Health Drug Discovery Institute, and the University of Dundee 101005077Vlaams Agentschap Innoveren & Ondernemen (VLAIO) Project HBC.2022.0984
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Herein we report the in silico discovery of 13 novel micromolar potent inhibitors of the SARS-CoV-2 NSP13 helicase validated in cellular antiviral and biophysical ThermoFluor assays. The compounds, discovered using a novel fragment-based pharmacophore virtual screening workflow named FragmentScout, enable the advancement of novel antiviral agents. FragmentScout uses publicly accessible structural data of the SARS-CoV-2 NSP13 helicase, which was previously generated at the Diamond LightSource by XChem high-throughput crystallographic fragment screening. The workflow generates a joint pharmacophore query for each binding site, thereby aggregating the pharmacophore feature information present in each experimental fragment pose. The joint pharmacophore query is then used to search 3D conformational databases using the Inte:ligand LigandScout XT software. The FragmentScout in silico workflow offers a novel tool for identifying micromolar hits from millimolar fragments in fragment-based lead discovery. It is anticipated that this workflow will enhance systematic data mining of the growing collection of XChem datasets.

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Antiviral AgentsEnzyme InhibitorsRNA HelicasesSARS-CoV-2Viral Nonstructural ProteinsBinding SitesDrug Evaluation, PreclinicalHumansLigandsMethyltransferasesPharmacophoreWorkflowAntiviral AgentsEnzyme InhibitorsLigandsMethyltransferasesNsp13 protein, SARS-CoVRNA HelicasesViral Nonstructural Proteinsbroad‐spectrum antiviralfragment‐basedFragmentScoutSARS‐CoV‐2 NSP13 helicasevirtual screening

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PMID40910569
PMCPMC12412281

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