Extensive exploration of structure activity relationships for the SARS-CoV-2 macrodomain from shape-based fragment merging and active learning
G. J. Correy, Moira M. Rachman, Takaya Togo, Stefan Gahbauer, Yagmur Umay Doruk, Maisie GV Stevens, Priyadarshini Jaishankar, Brian P. Kelley, Brian B. Goldman, Molly Schmidt, Trevor Kramer, Dmytro S. Radchenko, Yurii S. Moroz, Alan Ashworth, Patrick Riley, , James S. Fraser
Shape-based fragment merging (FrankenROCS) with Thompson sampling over 22 billion molecules found neutral SARS-CoV-2 macrodomain inhibitors; analogs reached single-digit micromolar IC50, backed by 137 crystal structures.
Science Advances · May 28, 2025Peer-reviewedBiophysics✦ In-depth digest