mRNA Display Reaches for the Clinic with New PCSK9 Inhibitor.

ACS Med Chem Lett

Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States.

Published: September 2022

Merck & Co. recently reported one of the first mRNA display-derived clinical candidates in a bioavailable inhibitor of proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9). Herein, we discuss the chemical and pharmacological challenges surmounted in bringing this compound to trials and the current outlook for mRNA display-based therapeutic development.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9465826PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsmedchemlett.2c00319DOI Listing

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