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Design, synthesis and selection of DNA-encoded small-molecule libraries

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An 800-million-member DNA-encoded library in which small molecules are covalently attached to an encoding oligonucleotide is reported, assembled by a combination of chemical and enzymatic synthesis, and interrogated by affinity selection.
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Biochemical combinatorial techniques such as phage display, RNA display and oligonucleotide aptamers have proven to be reliable methods for generation of ligands to protein targets. Adapting these techniques to small synthetic molecules has been a long-sought goal. We report the synthesis and interrogation of an 800-million-member DNA-encoded library in which small molecules are covalently attached to an encoding oligonucleotide. The library was assembled by a combination of chemical and enzymatic synthesis, and interrogated by affinity selection. We describe methods for the selection and deconvolution of the chemical display library, and the discovery of inhibitors for two enzymes: Aurora A kinase and p38 MAP kinase.

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Quorum sensing

TL;DR: When the Hawaiian bobtail squid rises from the sand each evening to hunt, it swims cloaked from detection by predators and prey because it casts no moonlight shadow, a trick it owes to compartments full of glowing bacteria on its underside.
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DNA-encoded chemistry: enabling the deeper sampling of chemical space

TL;DR: This Review provides an overview of the development and applications of DNA-encoded chemistry, highlighting the challenges and future directions for the use of this technology.
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Aurora A kinase (AURKA) in normal and pathological cell division.

TL;DR: The mitotic and non-mitotic functions of Aurora A are reviewed, Aurora A regulation in the context of protein structural information is discussed, and progress in understanding and inhibiting Aurora A in cancer is evaluated.
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VX-680, a potent and selective small-molecule inhibitor of the Aurora kinases, suppresses tumor growth in vivo

TL;DR: A highly potent and selective small-molecule inhibitor of Aurora kinases, VX-680, that blocks cell-cycle progression and induces apoptosis in a diverse range of human tumor types, leading to regression of leukemia, colon and pancreatic tumors at well-tolerated doses.
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