AIMC Topic: Drug Design

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"Several birds with one stone": exploring the potential of AI methods for multi-target drug design.

Molecular diversity
Drug discovery is a time-consuming and expensive process. Artificial intelligence (AI) methodologies have been adopted to cut costs and speed up the drug development process, serving as promising in silico approaches to efficiently design novel drug ...

Drug Discovery in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Transformative Target-Based Approaches.

International journal of molecular sciences
The complexities inherent in drug development are multi-faceted and often hamper accuracy, speed and efficiency, thereby limiting success. This review explores how recent developments in machine learning (ML) are significantly impacting target-based ...

Machine learning-based rational design for efficient discovery of allatostatin analogs as promising lead candidates for novel IGRs.

Pest management science
BACKGROUND: Insect neuropeptide allatostatins (ASTs) play a vital role in regulating insect growth, development, and reproduction, making them potential candidates for new insect growth regulators (IGRs). However, the practical use of natural ASTs in...

A deep learning approach for rational ligand generation with toxicity control via reactive building blocks.

Nature computational science
Deep generative models are gaining attention in the field of de novo drug design. However, the rational design of ligand molecules for novel targets remains challenging, particularly in controlling the properties of the generated molecules. Here, ins...

Molecular mechanism underlying effect of D93 and D289 protonation states on inhibitor-BACE1 binding: exploration from multiple independent Gaussian accelerated molecular dynamics and deep learning.

SAR and QSAR in environmental research
BACE1 has been regarded as an essential drug design target for treating Alzheimer's disease (AD). Multiple independent Gaussian accelerated molecular dynamics simulations (GaMD), deep learning (DL), and molecular mechanics general Born surface area (...

Antiviral Peptide-Generative Pre-Trained Transformer (AVP-GPT): A Deep Learning-Powered Model for Antiviral Peptide Design with High-Throughput Discovery and Exceptional Potency.

Viruses
Traditional antiviral peptide (AVP) discovery is a time-consuming and expensive process. This study introduces AVP-GPT, a novel deep learning method utilizing transformer-based language models and multimodal architectures specifically designed for AV...

Towards novel small-molecule inhibitors blocking PD-1/PD-L1 pathway: From explainable machine learning models to molecular dynamics simulation.

International journal of biological macromolecules
Molecular design of small-molecule inhibitors targeting programmed cell death-1 (PD-1)/programmed cell death ligand-1 (PD-L1) pathway has been recognized as an active research area by the clinical success of cancer immunotherapy. In recent years, usi...

Integration of 3D-QSAR, molecular docking, and machine learning techniques for rational design of nicotinamide-based SIRT2 inhibitors.

Computational biology and chemistry
Selective inhibitors of sirtuin-2 (SIRT2) are increasingly recognized as potential therapeutics for cancer and neurodegenerative diseases. Derivatives of 5-((3-amidobenzyl)oxy)nicotinamides have been identified as some of the most potent and selectiv...

High-throughput and computational techniques for aptamer design.

Expert opinion on drug discovery
INTRODUCTION: Aptamers refer to short ssDNA/RNA sequences that target small molecules, proteins, or cells. Aptamers have significantly advanced diagnostic applications, including biosensors for detecting specific biomarkers, state-of-the-art imaging,...

Deciphering Cathepsin K inhibitors: a combined QSAR, docking and MD simulation based machine learning approaches for drug design.

SAR and QSAR in environmental research
Cathepsin K (CatK), a lysosomal cysteine protease, contributes to skeletal abnormalities, heart diseases, lung inflammation, and central nervous system and immune disorders. Currently, CatK inhibitors are associated with severe adverse effects, there...