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Graphic for the identification of tools for drug discovery © TU Dortmund & Rauh et al. in Nature Communications 2021
The combination of structure-based design, biochemical characterization, and an innovative new cellular system makes it possible to identify promising chemical tools for research on drug ingredients.
The protein kinase Akt plays a central role in the development of cancer. Up to now, however, the different functions of its three isoforms have not been elucidated. That is largely due to a lack of suitable biochemical and cellular strategies to clarify the open questions. The research group of Prof. Daniel Rauh in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at TU Dortmund University has now developed chemical tools that can improve the understanding of Akt isoform-specific functions in health and disease, and which could promote the development of next-generation therapeutic agents. These findings were recently published in the renowned scientific journal Nature Communications.