title: Pharmacological manipulation of transcription factor protein-protein interactions: opportunities and obstacles.
abstract: Much research on transcription factor biology and their genetic pathways has been undertaken over the last 30 years, especially in the field of developmental biology and cancer. Yet, very little is known about the molecular modalities of highly dynamic interactions between transcription factors, genomic DNA, and protein partners. Methodological breakthroughs such as RNA-seq (RNA-sequencing), ChIP-seq (chromatin immunoprecipitation sequencing), RIME (rapid immunoprecipitation mass spectrometry of endogenous proteins), and single-molecule imaging will dramatically accelerate the discovery rate of their molecular mode of action in the next few years. From a pharmacological viewpoint, conventional methods used to target transcription factor activity with molecules mimicking endogenous ligands fail to achieve high specificity and are limited by a lack of identification of new molecular targets. Protein-protein interactions are likely to represent one of the next major classes of therapeutic targets. Transcription factors, known to act mostly via protein-protein interaction, may well be at the forefront of this type of drug development. One hurdle in this field remains the difficulty to collate structural data into meaningful information for rational drug design. Another hurdle is the lack of chemical libraries meeting the structural requirements of protein-protein interaction disruption. As more attempts at modulating transcription factor activity are undertaken, valuable knowledge will be accumulated on the modality of action required to modulate transcription and how these findings can be applied to developing transcription factor drugs. Key discoveries will spawn into new therapeutic approaches not only as anticancer targets but also for other indications, such as those with an inflammatory component including neurodegenerative disorders, diabetes, and chronic liver and kidney diseases.
authors.affiliation: Division of Genomics of Development and Diseases, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, 306 Carmody Road, St Lucia, QLD 4072 Australia.
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fontaine
authors.affiliation: Division of Genomics of Development and Diseases, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, 306 Carmody Road, St Lucia, QLD 4072 Australia.
authors.forename: Jeroen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Overman
authors.affiliation: Division of Genomics of Development and Diseases, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, 306 Carmody Road, St Lucia, QLD 4072 Australia.
authors.forename: Mathias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: François
keywords: Cancer; Genomics; Interactome; Pharmacology; Proteomics; Screening; Specificity; Transcription
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