Article ; Online: Innovations in Antifungal Drug Discovery among Cell Envelope Synthesis Enzymes through Structural Insights.
Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland)
2024 Volume 10, Issue 3
Abstract: Life-threatening systemic fungal infections occur in immunocompromised patients at an alarming rate. Current antifungal therapies face challenges like drug resistance and patient toxicity, emphasizing the need for new treatments. Membrane-bound enzymes ... ...
| Abstract | Life-threatening systemic fungal infections occur in immunocompromised patients at an alarming rate. Current antifungal therapies face challenges like drug resistance and patient toxicity, emphasizing the need for new treatments. Membrane-bound enzymes account for a large proportion of current and potential antifungal targets, especially ones that contribute to cell wall and cell membrane biosynthesis. Moreover, structural biology has led to a better understanding of the mechanisms by which these enzymes synthesize their products, as well as the mechanism of action for some antifungals. This review summarizes the structures of several current and potential membrane-bound antifungal targets involved in cell wall and cell membrane biosynthesis and their interactions with known inhibitors or drugs. The proposed mechanisms of action for some molecules, gleaned from detailed inhibitor-protein studeis, are also described, which aids in further rational drug design. Furthermore, some potential membrane-bound antifungal targets with known inhibitors that lack solved structures are discussed, as these might be good enzymes for future structure interrogation. |
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| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2024-02-22 |
| Publishing country | Switzerland |
| Document type | Journal Article ; Review |
| ZDB-ID | 2784229-0 |
| ISSN | 2309-608X ; 2309-608X |
| ISSN (online) | 2309-608X |
| ISSN | 2309-608X |
| DOI | 10.3390/jof10030171 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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