Rationally designed inhibitors of the Musashi protein-RNA interaction by hotspot mimicry
N. Bai, Y. Adeshina, I. Bychkov, Y. Xia, R. Gowthaman, S. A. Miller, A. K. Gupta, D. K. Johnson, L. Lan, E. A. Golemis, P. B. Makhov, L. Xu, M. M. Pillai, Y. Boumber, J. Karanicolas
This paper designs inhibitors for Musashi proteins MSI1 and MSI2 by mimicking hotspot pharmacophores from protein-RNA complexes, showing specificity and activity in multiple assays.
bioRxiv · Jan 9, 2023 · PreprintBiochemistry