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ReviewExpert opinion on drug discovery2026

Mössbauer spectroscopy in drug discovery: revealing Fe- and Fe-S cluster dependent targets.

Jiahua Chen, Trent Quist, Ronabelle Fang, Henry Thanh Nguyen, Maria-Eirini Pandelia

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Jiahua ChenDepartment of Biochemistry, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, USA.
Trent QuistDepartment of Biochemistry, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, USA.
Ronabelle FangDepartment of Biochemistry, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, USA.
Henry Thanh NguyenDepartment of Biochemistry, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, USA.
Maria-Eirini PandeliaDepartment of Biochemistry, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, USA.

Funding

Macromolecular Structure, Dynamics, and MechanismT32GM135126 · NIGMS · BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY · PI JEFF GELLES, Douglas Lowell Theobald · 2020 to 2026
$2.1M
From humans and eukaryotes to viruses and pathogens; how transition metals shape catalysis and allosteryR35GM156452 · NIGMS · BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY · PI Maria-Eirini Pandelia · 2025 to 2026
$935k
NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM156452NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM135126
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionIron- and iron-sulfur cluster (Fe-S)-containing proteins are essential for diverse biological processes, including electron transfer, genome maintenance, metabolism, cellular signaling, and host-pathogen interactions. Despite their broad biological importance and growing links to human disease, Fe-S cluster-dependent proteins remain underexplored as therapeutic targets, largely because it is difficult to define their metal-dependent chemistry using conventional biochemical, spectroscopic, and structural approaches. AREAS COVERED: This review examines how Mössbauer spectroscopy can be integrated into workflows for metalloprotein characterization, target validation, and drug discovery. Using representative Fe-S cluster-containing proteins, the practical considerations for implementing Mössbauer spectroscopy are outlined, including EXPERT OPINION: As drug discovery increasingly seeks to exploit metal-dependent biology, Mössbauer spectroscopy will play an important role in identifying cryptic metalloproteins, defining their native states, and uncovering Fe- and Fe-S cluster-dependent targets. Mössbauer spectroscopy can also be complementary, and integrated with structural and AI-driven approaches to answer emerging challenges in medicinal chemistry.

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Drug DiscoveryIron-Sulfur ProteinsAnimalsHumansIronMetalloproteinsSpectroscopy, MossbauerIronIron-Sulfur ProteinsMetalloproteins57FeHepatitis B virus X proteinmetalloproteinsPRRSV Nsp1α proteaseviral proteins

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PMID42557827
PMCPMC13555694

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