In silico elucidation of the molecular mechanism defining the adverse effect of selective estrogen receptor modulators.

@article{citeulike:2270184, abstract = {Early identification of adverse effect of preclinical and commercial drugs is crucial in developing highly efficient therapeutics, since unexpected adverse drug effects account for one-third of all drug failures in drug development. To correlate protein-drug interactions at the molecule level with their clinical outcomes at the organism level, we have developed an integrated approach to studying protein-ligand interactions on a structural proteome-wide scale by combining protein functional site similarity search, small molecule screening, and protein-ligand binding affinity profile analysis. By applying this methodology, we have elucidated a possible molecular mechanism for the previously observed, but molecularly uncharacterized, side effect of selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs). The side effect involves the inhibition of the Sacroplasmic Reticulum Ca2+ ion channel ATPase protein (SERCA) transmembrane domain. The prediction provides molecular insight into reducing the adverse effect of SERMs and is supported by clinical and in vitro observations. The strategy used in this case study is being applied to discover off-targets for other commercially available pharmaceuticals. The process can be included in a drug discovery pipeline in an effort to optimize drug leads and reduce unwanted side effects.}, address = {San Diego Supercomputer Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America.}, author = {Xie, L. and Wang, J. and Bourne, P. E.}, citeulike-article-id = {2270184}, doi = {10.1371/journal.pcbi.0030217}, issn = {1553-7358}, journal = {PLoS Comput Biol}, keywords = {effects, inverse, screening, side}, month = {November}, number = {11}, pages = {e217+}, posted-at = {2008-01-21 21:43:22}, priority = {2}, title = {In silico elucidation of the molecular mechanism defining the adverse effect of selective estrogen receptor modulators.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.0030217}, volume = {3}, year = {2007} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2270184 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2270184 N2 - Early identification of adverse effect of preclinical and commercial drugs is crucial in developing highly efficient therapeutics, since unexpected adverse drug effects account for one-third of all drug failures in drug development. To correlate protein-drug interactions at the molecule level with their clinical outcomes at the organism level, we have developed an integrated approach to studying protein-ligand interactions on a structural proteome-wide scale by combining protein functional site similarity search, small molecule screening, and protein-ligand binding affinity profile analysis. By applying this methodology, we have elucidated a possible molecular mechanism for the previously observed, but molecularly uncharacterized, side effect of selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs). The side effect involves the inhibition of the Sacroplasmic Reticulum Ca2+ ion channel ATPase protein (SERCA) transmembrane domain. The prediction provides molecular insight into reducing the adverse effect of SERMs and is supported by clinical and in vitro observations. The strategy used in this case study is being applied to discover off-targets for other commercially available pharmaceuticals. The process can be included in a drug discovery pipeline in an effort to optimize drug leads and reduce unwanted side effects. IS - 11 JF - PLoS Comput Biol SN - 1553-7358 AD - San Diego Supercomputer Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America. TI - In silico elucidation of the molecular mechanism defining the adverse effect of selective estrogen receptor modulators. VL - 3 SP - e217 KW - effects KW - inverse KW - screening KW - side AU - Xie, L AU - Wang, J AU - Bourne, PE PY - 2007/11// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.0030217 ER -