Search Results - "Verlinde, Christophe"
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Rational Modification of a Candidate Cancer Drug for Use Against Chagas Disease
Published in Journal of medicinal chemistry (26-03-2009)“…Chagas disease is one of the major neglected diseases of the world. Existing drug therapies are limited, ineffective, and highly toxic. We describe a novel…”
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Genomic-scale prioritization of drug targets: the TDR Targets database
Published in Nature reviews. Drug discovery (01-11-2008)“…The wealth of genomic data for pathogens that cause tropical diseases hold considerable promise for the discovery of novel drugs. An international consortium…”
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Toxoplasma gondii calcium-dependent protein kinase 1 is a target for selective kinase inhibitors
Published in Nature structural & molecular biology (01-05-2010)“…A family of calcium-dependent protein kinases (CDPK) is present in apicomplexan parasites but not in animals, indicating their potential as targets for…”
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Optimization of Methionyl tRNA-Synthetase Inhibitors for Treatment of Cryptosporidium Infection
Published in Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy (01-04-2019)“…Cryptosporidiosis is one of the leading causes of moderate to severe diarrhea in children in low-resource settings. The therapeutic options for…”
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Spontaneous Selection of Cryptosporidium Drug Resistance in a Calf Model of Infection
Published in Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy (18-05-2021)“…The intestinal protozoan is a leading cause of diarrheal disease and mortality in young children. There is currently no fully effective treatment for…”
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Development of Methionyl-tRNA Synthetase Inhibitors as Antibiotics for Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
Published in Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy (01-11-2017)“…Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are widespread and pose a growing threat to human health. New antibiotics acting by novel mechanisms of action are needed to…”
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Inhibitors of methionyl-tRNA synthetase have potent activity against Giardia intestinalis trophozoites
Published in Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy (01-11-2015)“…The methionyl-tRNA synthetase (MetRS) is a novel drug target for the protozoan pathogen Giardia intestinalis. This protist contains a single MetRS that is…”
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A Specific Inhibitor of PfCDPK4 Blocks Malaria Transmission: Chemical-genetic Validation
Published in The Journal of infectious diseases (15-01-2014)“…Malaria parasites are transmitted by mosquitoes, and blocking parasite transmission is critical in reducing or eliminating malaria in endemic regions. Here, we…”
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Second Generation Analogues of the Cancer Drug Clinical Candidate Tipifarnib for Anti-Chagas Disease Drug Discovery
Published in Journal of medicinal chemistry (27-05-2010)“…We previously reported that the cancer drug clinical candidate tipifarnib kills the causative agent of Chagas disease, Trypanosoma cruzi, by blocking…”
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Transmission of malaria to mosquitoes blocked by bumped kinase inhibitors
Published in The Journal of clinical investigation (01-06-2012)“…Effective control and eradication of malaria will require new tools to prevent transmission. Current antimalarial therapies targeting the asexual stage of…”
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Benzoylbenzimidazole-based selective inhibitors targeting Cryptosporidium parvum and Toxoplasma gondii calcium-dependent protein kinase-1
Published in Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters (15-08-2012)“…Calcium-dependent protein kinase-1 (CDPK1) from Cryptosporidium parvum (CpCDPK1) and Toxoplasma gondii (TgCDPK1) have become attractive targets for discovering…”
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Distinct States of Methionyl-tRNA Synthetase Indicate Inhibitor Binding by Conformational Selection
Published in Structure (London) (10-10-2012)“…To guide development of new drugs targeting methionyl-tRNA synthetase (MetRS) for treatment of human African trypanosomiasis, crystal structure determinations…”
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Urea-Based Inhibitors of Trypanosoma brucei Methionyl-tRNA Synthetase: Selectivity and in Vivo Characterization
Published in Journal of medicinal chemistry (26-07-2012)“…Urea-based methionyl-tRNA synthetase inhibitors were designed, synthesized, and evaluated for their potential toward treating human African trypanosomiasis…”
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Structures of Trypanosoma brucei methionyl-tRNA synthetase with urea-based inhibitors provide guidance for drug design against sleeping sickness
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-04-2014)“…Methionyl-tRNA synthetase of Trypanosoma brucei (TbMetRS) is an important target in the development of new antitrypanosomal drugs. The enzyme is essential,…”
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Selective Inhibitors of Methionyl-tRNA Synthetase Have Potent Activity against Trypanosoma brucei Infection in Mice
Published in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (01-05-2011)“…Classifications Services AAC Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit…”
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Pharmacological Characterization, Structural Studies, and In Vivo Activities of Anti-Chagas Disease Lead Compounds Derived from Tipifarnib
Published in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (01-09-2012)“…Classifications Services AAC Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit…”
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Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 Is a Potential Drug Target for African Trypanosomiasis Therapy
Published in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (01-10-2008)“…Classifications Services AAC Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit…”
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Missense Mutations in the Regulatory Domain of PKCγ: A New Mechanism for Dominant Nonepisodic Cerebellar Ataxia
Published in American journal of human genetics (01-04-2003)“…We report a nonepisodic autosomal dominant (AD) spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) not caused by a nucleotide repeat expansion that is, to our knowledge, the first…”
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Identification of CD46 Binding Sites within the Adenovirus Serotype 35 Fiber Knob
Published in Journal of Virology (01-12-2007)“…Article Usage Stats Services JVI Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley…”
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Multiple Determinants for Selective Inhibition of Apicomplexan Calcium-Dependent Protein Kinase CDPK1
Published in Journal of medicinal chemistry (22-03-2012)“…Diseases caused by the apicomplexan protozoans Toxoplasma gondii and Cryptosporidium parvum are a major health concern. The life cycle of these parasites is…”
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