Identification of new EphA4 inhibitors by virtual screening of FDA-approved drugs

Abstract The receptor tyrosine kinase, erythropoietin-producing hepatocellular A4 (EphA4), was recently identified as a molecular target for Alzheimer’s disease (AD). We found that blockade of the interaction of the receptor and its ligands, ephrins, alleviates the disease phenotype in an AD transge...

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Main Authors: Shuo Gu, Wing-Yu Fu, Amy K. Y. Fu, Estella Pui Sze Tong, Fanny C. F. Ip, Xuhui Huang, Nancy Y. Ip
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-25790-1