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ArticleMolecular diversity2026

Cloud-based ligand-guided virtual screening with deep-learning-enhanced docking identifies a micromolar CXCR4 antagonist.

Nonthaneth Nalinratana, Monsin Sangsawat, Kian Chee Chong, Yichun Xu, Junsong Han, Yanting Ding, Zhai Cai, Worathat Thitikornpong, Hua Zhu, Opa Vajragupta and 1 more

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Nonthaneth NalinratanaCenter of Excellence in Natural Products for Ageing and Chronic Diseases, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
Monsin SangsawatCenter of Excellence in Natural Products for Ageing and Chronic Diseases, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
Kian Chee ChongQDX Co. Ltd., Singapore, 089109, Singapore.
Yichun XuNational Engineering Center for Biochip at Shanghai & Shanghai Biochip Co., Ltd., Shanghai, 201203, China.
Junsong HanNational Engineering Center for Biochip at Shanghai & Shanghai Biochip Co., Ltd., Shanghai, 201203, China.
Yanting DingNational Engineering Center for Biochip at Shanghai & Shanghai Biochip Co., Ltd., Shanghai, 201203, China.
Zhai CaiDepartment of General Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510280, China.
Worathat ThitikornpongCenter of Excellence in Natural Products for Ageing and Chronic Diseases, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
Hua ZhuKey Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research, NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Radiopharmaceuticals (National Medical Products Administration), Department of Nuclear Medicine, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, 100142, China.
Opa VajraguptaCenter of Excellence in Natural Products for Ageing and Chronic Diseases, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
Pornchai RojsitthisakCenter of Excellence in Natural Products for Ageing and Chronic Diseases, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand. pornchai.r@chula.ac.th.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1391-6993

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Chulalongkorn University CE69_062_3300_007
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Abstract

We report a cloud-executed, ligand-guided virtual screening workflow for practical and rapid experimental testing of CXCR4 antagonists. Using the Rush platform, an Enamine purchasable library (274,092 compounds) was standardized and pre-filtered to remove assay-interfering substructures, yielding 264,953 molecules for screening. A set of 18,378 compounds was identified through AMD070-based similarity filtering (Tanimoto ≥ 0.2, ECFP4). These candidates were then docked into the IT1t-bound CXCR4 structure using Gnina. A CNN pose-score cutoff (> 0.8) was applied as a pose-confidence filter, and the retained compounds were ranked by docking affinity (kcal/mol). The top 50 were triaged by pharmacokinetic-focused in silico assessment (SwissADME) to prioritize lead-like profiles and exclude structural alerts, resulting in 9 purchasable candidates for biological testing. Flow cytometry-based 12G5 competitive binding in Jurkat cells identified CUEN-837 as the initial hit (IC

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Cloud-based virtual screeningCXCR4Deep dockingLigand similarity filteringRush platform

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