Issue 5, 2016

Advances in identification and validation of protein targets of natural products without chemical modification

Abstract

Covering: up to February 2016

Identification of the target proteins of natural products is pivotal to understanding the mechanisms of action to develop natural products for use as molecular probes and potential therapeutic drugs. Affinity chromatography of immobilized natural products has been conventionally used to identify target proteins, and has yielded good results. However, this method has limitations, in that labeling or tagging for immobilization and affinity purification often result in reduced or altered activity of the natural product. New strategies have recently been developed and applied to identify the target proteins of natural products and synthetic small molecules without chemical modification of the natural product. These direct and indirect methods for target identification of label-free natural products include drug affinity responsive target stability (DARTS), stability of proteins from rates of oxidation (SPROX), cellular thermal shift assay (CETSA), thermal proteome profiling (TPP), and bioinformatics-based analysis of connectivity. This review focuses on and reports case studies of the latest advances in target protein identification methods for label-free natural products. The integration of newly developed technologies will provide new insights and highlight the value of natural products for use as biological probes and new drug candidates.

Graphical abstract: Advances in identification and validation of protein targets of natural products without chemical modification

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
31 avq 2015
First published
11 mar 2016

Nat. Prod. Rep., 2016,33, 719-730

Author version available

Advances in identification and validation of protein targets of natural products without chemical modification

J. Chang, Y. Kim and H. J. Kwon, Nat. Prod. Rep., 2016, 33, 719 DOI: 10.1039/C5NP00107B

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