Chemical proteomics

Abstract

The invention relates to methods and reagents for identifying/isolating protein targets of chemical compounds (for example, drug candidates) using mass spectrometry. The invention provides a method for capturing and identifying proteins using tethered small-molecule probes. This technology also allows the market expansion of known drugs by finding new therapeutic targets; identification of the mechanism of toxicity of drug candidates or drugs which failed in the clinic; identification of new chemical tools for chemically-driven target validation; identification of new drug leads; and identification of the mechanism of action of drugs and drug candidates. A key advantage of the technology is that a single experiment can identify the numerous proteins which interact with a probe (or “bait”).

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