Volume 127, Issue 5 pp. 1571-1575
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Multidimensional De Novo Design Reveals 5-HT2B Receptor-Selective Ligands

Dr. Tiago Rodrigues

Dr. Tiago Rodrigues

Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 4, 8093 Zurich (Switzerland)

These authors contributed equally to this work.

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Nadine Hauser

Nadine Hauser

Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 4, 8093 Zurich (Switzerland)

These authors contributed equally to this work.

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Daniel Reker

Daniel Reker

Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 4, 8093 Zurich (Switzerland)

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Dr. Michael Reutlinger

Dr. Michael Reutlinger

Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 4, 8093 Zurich (Switzerland)

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Tiffany Wunderlin

Tiffany Wunderlin

Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR), Novartis AG, 4056 Basel (Switzerland)

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Dr. Jacques Hamon

Dr. Jacques Hamon

Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR), Novartis AG, 4056 Basel (Switzerland)

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Dr. Guido Koch

Dr. Guido Koch

Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR), Novartis AG, 4056 Basel (Switzerland)

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Prof. Dr. Gisbert Schneider

Corresponding Author

Prof. Dr. Gisbert Schneider

Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 4, 8093 Zurich (Switzerland)

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First published: 04 December 2014
Citations: 9

N.H. and T.R. performed organic syntheses. D.R. and M.R. contributed computational tools and performed in silico experiments together with N.H. and T.R. T.W., J.H., and G.K. contributed binding assays. All authors analyzed and discussed data. T.R. and G.S. designed the study and wrote the manuscript with feedback from the remaining authors.

Abstract

We report a multi-objective de novo design study driven by synthetic tractability and aimed at the prioritization of computer-generated 5-HT2B receptor ligands with accurately predicted target-binding affinities. Relying on quantitative bioactivity models we designed and synthesized structurally novel, selective, nanomolar, and ligand-efficient 5-HT2B modulators with sustained cell-based effects. Our results suggest that seamless amalgamation of computational activity prediction and molecular design with microfluidics-assisted synthesis enables the swift generation of small molecules with the desired polypharmacology.

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