Abstract
Research on kinase-targeting drugs has made great strides over the last 30 years and is attracting greater attention for the treatment of yet more kinase-related diseases. Currently, 42 kinase drugs have been approved by the FDA, most of which (Wilson et al., Cancer Research 78(1):15–29, 2018) are Type I/II inhibitors. Notwithstanding these advances, it is desirable to target additional kinases for drug development as more than 200 diseases, particularly cancers, are directly associated with aberrant kinase regulation and signaling. Here, we review the extant Type I/II drugs systematically to obtain insights into the binding pocket characteristics, the associated features of Type I/II drugs, and the mechanism of action to facilitate future kinase drug design and discovery. We conclude by summarizing the main successes and limitations of targeting kinases for the development of drugs.
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Zhao, Z., Bourne, P.E. (2020). Overview of Current Type I/II Kinase Inhibitors. In: Shapiro, P. (eds) Next Generation Kinase Inhibitors. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48283-1_2
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