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ArticleJournal of medicinal chemistry2026

High-Resolution Relaxometry for Fragment Screening.

Giulia Licciardi, Linda Cerofolini, Ulric Le Paige, Adam Kubrak, Letizia Fiorucci, Luis Padilla-Cortés, Enrico Ravera, Marco Fragai, Claudio Luchinat, Fabien Ferrage and 1 more

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Giulia LicciardiDepartment of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff" And Magnetic Resonance Center (CERM), University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino50019, Italy.
Linda CerofoliniDepartment of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff" And Magnetic Resonance Center (CERM), University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino50019, Italy.
Ulric Le PaigeChimie Physique et Chimie du Vivant, CPCV, Département de Chimie, École Normale supérieure, PSL University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Paris75005, France.
Adam KubrakDepartment of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff" And Magnetic Resonance Center (CERM), University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino50019, Italy.ORCID 0009-0005-6372-6495
Letizia FiorucciDepartment of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff" And Magnetic Resonance Center (CERM), University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino50019, Italy.
Luis Padilla-CortésDepartment of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff" And Magnetic Resonance Center (CERM), University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino50019, Italy.
Enrico RaveraDepartment of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff" And Magnetic Resonance Center (CERM), University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino50019, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7708-9208
Marco FragaiDepartment of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff" And Magnetic Resonance Center (CERM), University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino50019, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8440-1690
Claudio LuchinatDepartment of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff" And Magnetic Resonance Center (CERM), University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino50019, Italy.
Fabien FerrageChimie Physique et Chimie du Vivant, CPCV, Département de Chimie, École Normale supérieure, PSL University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Paris75005, France.
Giacomo ParigiDepartment of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff" And Magnetic Resonance Center (CERM), University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino50019, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1989-4644

Funding

Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze NAH2020 Future and Emerging Technologies 899683H2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions 101069121H2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions 101072758Ministero dell'Universit? e della Ricerca 2022WANFH5 CUP: B53D23013990006
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Abstract

Characterizing weak molecular interactions remains a major challenge in drug discovery. Here, we demonstrate the power of high-resolution relaxometry (HRR), using a fast sample shuttle system, as a highly sensitive ligand-based screening method. By measuring longitudinal relaxation rates over a wide magnetic field range (2-600 MHz), we obtained site-specific Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Dispersion (NMRD) profiles for three ligands interacting with the catalytic domain of Human Matrix Metalloproteinase-12 (MMP-12). HRR unambiguously detects weak binding (KD ≈ 10-6-10-4) at protein concentrations as low as 2 μM. The analysis of the NMRD profiles provides direct, quantitative assessment of the complex dynamics, yielding a rotational correlation time in excellent agreement with the protein hydrodynamic properties. This enables discrimination between genuine protein-ligand binding and alternative processes like ligand aggregation, often observed in pan-assay interference compounds (PAINS). HRR therefore provides a robust, low-sample-consumption, physicochemical approach for fragment screening and characterization of protein-ligand complex dynamics.

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Matrix Metalloproteinase 12Catalytic DomainHumansLigandsMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyProtein BindingLigandsMatrix Metalloproteinase 12

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PMID42679163
PMCPMC13528194

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