Discovery of novel inhibitors of a critical brain enzyme using a homology model and a deep convolutional neural network

A Stecula, MS Hussain, RE Viola - Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2020 - ACS Publications
Rare neglected diseases may be neglected but are hardly rare, affecting hundreds of millions
of people around the world. Here, we present a hit identification approach using AtomNet, …

[HTML][HTML] A phosphotyrosine switch regulates organic cation transporters

…, G Du, W Lin, L Li, S Bharill, RA Ness, A Stecula… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Membrane transporters are key determinants of therapeutic outcomes. They regulate systemic
and cellular drug levels influencing efficacy as well as toxicities. Here we report a unique …

Molecular mechanisms for species differences in organic anion transporter 1, OAT1: implications for renal drug toxicity

L Zou, A Stecula, A Gupta, B Prasad, HC Chien… - Molecular …, 2018 - ASPET
Species differences in renal drug transporters continue to plague drug development with
animal models failing to adequately predict renal drug toxicity. For example, adefovir, a renally …

FLT3 D835 mutations confer differential resistance to type II FLT3 inhibitors

CC Smith, K Lin, A Stecula, A Sali, NP Shah - Leukemia, 2015 - nature.com
Activating mutations in FLT3 occur in~ 30% of adult acute myeloid leukemia, primarily
consisting of internal tandem duplication (ITD) mutations (~ 25%) and point mutations in the …

Discovery of competitive and noncompetitive ligands of the organic cation transporter 1 (OCT1; SLC22A1)

EC Chen, N Khuri, X Liang, A Stecula… - Journal of medicinal …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Organic cation transporter 1 (OCT1) plays a critical role in the hepatocellular uptake of
structurally diverse endogenous compounds and xenobiotics. Here we identified competitive and …

[HTML][HTML] Deorphaning a solute carrier 22 family member, SLC22A15, through functional genomic studies

SW Yee, D Buitrago, A Stecula, HX Ngo… - … : official publication of …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The human solute carrier 22A (SLC22A) family consists of 23 members, representing one of
the largest families in the human SLC superfamily. Despite their pharmacological and …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of polymorphisms in drug pathway genes on disease-free survival in adults with acute myeloid leukemia

…, JA Mefford, N Singh, ME Percival, A Stecula… - Journal of human …, 2013 - nature.com
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a clinically heterogeneous disease, with a 5-year disease-free
survival (DFS) ranging from under 10% to over 70% for distinct groups of patients. At our …

[HTML][HTML] Unraveling the functional role of the orphan solute carrier, SLC22A24 in the transport of steroid conjugates through metabolomic and genome-wide …

SW Yee, A Stecula, HC Chien, L Zou… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Variation in steroid hormone levels has wide implications for health and disease. The genes
encoding the proteins involved in steroid disposition represent key determinants of …

Quantitative correlation of the effect of process conditions on the capping tendencies of tablet formulations

I Akseli, A Stecuła, X He, N Ladyzhynsky - Journal of pharmaceutical …, 2014 - Elsevier
Capping is a mechanical defect in tablet formulation and manufacture. Understanding what
influences tablet capping in terms of process variables and formulation properties and …

Drug metabolites potently inhibit renal organic anion transporters, OAT1 and OAT3

L Zou, P Matsson, A Stecula, HX Ngo, AA Zur… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Human OAT1 and OAT3 play major roles in renal drug elimination and drug-drug interactions.
However, there is little information on the interactions of drug metabolites with transporters…