Ligand Design to Target and Modulate Metal–Protein Interactions in Neurodegenerative Diseases

Michael Beck, Amit S. Pithadia, Alaina DeToma, Kyle J. Korshavn, Mi Hee Lim

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Abstract

<div class="line" id="line-13"> <span style='color: rgb(28, 29, 30); font-family: "Open Sans", icomoon, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;'> Aberrant metal&hyphen;protein interactions have been implicated in the pathogenesis of human neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Prion disease, Huntington's disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Consequently, small molecules capable of targeting and modulating these metal&hyphen;protein interactions have been developed as chemical tools to elucidate their links to neurodegeneration and as drug candidates. In this chapter, the approaches employed for designing such molecules are discussed in the context of the current understanding of metal&hyphen;protein interactions in multiple neurodegenerative diseases. </span></div>
Original languageAmerican English
Title of host publicationLigand Design in Medicinal Inorganic Chemistry
StatePublished - May 2 2014

Keywords

  • Alzheimer's disease
  • Amyloid‐β
  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
  • Chemical tools
  • Huntington's Disease
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Prion Disease
  • Prion Protein
  • Small molecules
  • Superoxide dismutase
  • a-Synuclein
  • Tau
  • Therapeutics

Disciplines

  • Chemistry

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