Protein kinases--the major drug targets of the twenty-first century?
Protein phosphorylation regulates most aspects of cell life, whereas abnormal phosphorylation is a cause or consequence of disease. A growing interest in developing orally active protein-kinase inhibitors has recently culminated in the approval of the first of these drugs for clinical use. Protein kinases have now become the second most important group of drug targets, after G-protein-coupled receptors. Here, I give a personal view of some of the most important advances that have shaped this field.
Cohen
Philip
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Medical Research Council, Protein Phosphorylation Unit, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, Scotland, UK. p.cohen@dundee.ac.uk
D000818:Animals; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000494:pharmacology; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001549:Benzamides; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D000068877:Imatinib Mesylate; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D010879:Piperazines / Q000494:pharmacology; D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000494:pharmacology
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D001549:Benzamides; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D010879:Piperazines; D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors; D011743:Pyrimidines; D000068877:Imatinib Mesylate