How to Illuminate the Druggable Genome Using Pharos.

How to Illuminate the Druggable Genome Using Pharos.
Curr Protoc Bioinformatics. 2020 Mar;69(1):e92
Authors: Sheils T, Mathias SL, Siramshetty VB, Bocci G, Bologa CG, Yang JJ, Waller A, Southall N, Nguyen DT, Oprea TI
Abstract
Pharos is an integrated web-based informatics platform for the analysis of data aggregated by the Illuminating the Druggable Genome (IDG) Knowledge Management Center, an NIH Common Fund initiative. The current version of Pharos (as of October 2019) spans 20,244 proteins in the human proteome, 19,880 disease and phenotype associations, and 226,829 ChEMBL compounds. This resource not only collates and analyzes data from over 60 high-quality resources to generate these types, but also uses text indexing to find less apparent connections between targets, and has recently begun to collaborate with institutions that generate data and resources. Proteins are ranked according to a knowledge-based classification system, which can help researchers to identify less studied "dark" targets that could be potentially further illuminated. This is an important process for both drug discovery and target validation, as more knowledge can accelerate target identification, and previously understudied proteins can serve as novel targets in drug discovery. Two basic protocols illustrate the levels of detail available for targets and several methods of finding targets of interest. An Alternate Protocol illustrates the difference in av...

Source: Current Protocols in Bioinformatics - January 5, 2020 Category: Bioinformatics Tags: Curr Protoc Bioinformatics Source Type: research