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ArticleMarine drugs2025

Democratized Discovery of Microsclerodermin F as an Immunophilin Ligand.

Manfred Auer, Malcolm D Walkinshaw, Jacqueline Dornan, Nhan T Pham, Xinru Xue, Miaomiao Liu, Ronald J Quinn, Eric M Ross, Abimael D Rodríguez, James J La Clair

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Article in Marine drugs, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Manfred AuerXenobe Research Institute, P.O. Box 3052, San Diego, CA 92163-1052, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8920-3522
Malcolm D WalkinshawSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Michael Swann Building, Max Born Crescent, Edinburgh EH9 3JR, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5955-9325
Jacqueline DornanSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Michael Swann Building, Max Born Crescent, Edinburgh EH9 3JR, UK.
Nhan T PhamInstitute for Regeneration and Repair, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh, 4-5 Little France Drive, Edinburgh EH16 4UU, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-1620-2910
Xinru XueInstitute for Biomedicine and Glycomics, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD 4111, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-3160-4555
Miaomiao LiuInstitute for Biomedicine and Glycomics, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD 4111, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-0930-3617
Ronald J QuinnInstitute for Biomedicine and Glycomics, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD 4111, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-4022-2623
Eric M RossXenobe Research Institute, P.O. Box 3052, San Diego, CA 92163-1052, USA.
Abimael D RodríguezMolecular Sciences Research Center, University of Puerto Rico, 1390 Ponce de León Avenue, San Juan 00926, Puerto Rico.
James J La ClairXenobe Research Institute, P.O. Box 3052, San Diego, CA 92163-1052, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6500-4107

Funding

U of Calif, San Diego Neuroscience Microscopy ImagingP30NS047101 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI GLEESON, JOSEPH G, ZHENG, BINHAI · 2003 to 2022
$9.0M
Targeting the large cyclophilins through an autonomous CONA assayR21NS128597 · NINDS · XENOBE RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI LA CLAIR, JAMES J, MANFRED, AUER · 2022 to 2022
$423k
Medical Research Council MRC-J54359NIH HHS 1R21NS128597-01NINDS NIH HHS P30 NS047101NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS128597
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

While immunophilins are well-recognized therapeutic targets, several members of this family of peptidyl-proline isomerases (PPIases) have yet to be subjected to ligand discovery efforts. In this study, we demonstrate a cost-effective means to identify ligands to the insufficiently investigated two-domain PPIase human Cyclophilin40 (Cyp40). Central to this effort was the use of beads, wherein a confocal nanoscanning (CONA) approach was used to rapidly probe candidates. Here, we describe how one can adapt the physical nature of microsized beads as a means to strategically reduce cost and ultimately make the discovery of small molecule hit and lead compounds more accessible to everyone irrespective of financial status (democratization).

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CyclophilinsDrug DiscoveryImmunophilinsHumansLigandsCyclophilinsImmunophilinsLigandsaffinitydemocratizationdrug discoveryimmunophilinnatural products

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PMID41003305
PMCPMC12471936

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