Virtual ligand screening combined with NMR to identify Dvl PDZ domain inhibitors targeting the Wnt signaling

Methods Mol Biol. 2012:928:17-28. doi: 10.1007/978-1-62703-008-3_2.

Abstract

Virtual ligand screening is a powerful technique to identify potential hits of targets and to increase hit rates. Here, we describe how we used this technique combined with NMR (15)N HSQC experiments to obtain small molecules that bind to the PDZ domain of Dvl targeting the Wnt signaling pathway.

MeSH terms

  • Databases, Factual
  • Drug Evaluation, Preclinical / methods*
  • Ligands
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / methods*
  • PDZ Domains
  • Software
  • Wnt Signaling Pathway

Substances

  • Ligands