title: Proteomic methods for drug target discovery.
abstract: The field of drug target discovery is currently very popular with a great potential for advancing biomedical research and chemical genomics. Innovative strategies have been developed to aid the process of target identification, either by elucidating the primary mechanism-of-action of a drug, by understanding side effects involving unanticipated 'off-target' interactions, or by finding new potential therapeutic value for an established drug. Several promising proteomic methods have been introduced for directly isolating and identifying the protein targets of interest that are bound by active small molecules or for visualizing enzyme activities affected by drug treatment. Significant progress has been made in this rapidly advancing field, speeding the clinical validation of drug candidates and the discovery of the novel targets for lead compounds developed using cell-based phenotypic screens. Using these proteomic methods, further insight into drug activity and toxicity can be ascertained.
authors.affiliation: Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, Terrence Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, 160 College Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3E1, Canada.
authors.forename: Lekha
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sleno
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Emili
mesh_terms: D002846:Chromatography, Affinity; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D040081:Protein Array Analysis; D011506:Proteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D040901:Proteomics
chemical_list: D011506:Proteins