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Identifying PD-1/PD-L1 Inhibitors with Surface Plasmon Resonance Technology
Published on: May 2, 2025
AI-aided virtual screening and biological evaluation for discovering new potential poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase-1
Xiaofeng Chen1, Enyuan Zhang1, Pan Wang1
1National Research Institute for Family Planning, No. 12, Dahuisi Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100081, China.
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Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP-1) is a key DNA repair enzyme targeted in cancer therapy. We developed an AI-assisted virtual screening workflow combining RG-MPNN for shape-based screening and PIGNet for docking rescoring to identify novel PARP1 inhibitors from an 18-million compound library. Five hits showed nanomolar activity, with Hit 1 exhibiting 8.03 nM IC₅₀ and a novel tricyclic scaffold. Comprehensive validation confirmed PARP1 inhibition, selective cytotoxicity in BRCA1-deficient cells, and favorable drug-like properties. Hit 1 represents a promising candidate for further development.
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