| Literature DB >> 25060923 |
Sharan K Bagal1, Mark L Chapman2, Brian E Marron3, Rebecca Prime4, R Ian Storer5, Nigel A Swain5.
Abstract
Voltage-gated sodium channels (Navs) are an important family of transmembrane ion channel proteins and Nav drug discovery is an exciting field. Pharmaceutical investment in Navs for pain therapeutics has expanded exponentially due to genetic data such as SCN10A mutations and an improved ability to establish an effective screen sequence for example IonWorks Barracuda®, Synchropatch® and Qube®. Moreover, emerging clinical data (AZD-3161, XEN402, CNV1014802, PF-05089771, PF-04531083) combined with recent breakthroughs in Nav structural biology pave the way for a future of fruitful prospective Nav drug discovery.Entities:
Keywords: Electrophysiology screening; Sodium channel drugs; Sodium channel structure; Sodium channel toxins; Voltage-gated sodium channels
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25060923 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2014.06.038
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Bioorg Med Chem Lett ISSN: 0960-894X Impact factor: 2.823