Title:Recent Advances and Techniques for Identifying Novel Antibacterial Targets
Volume: 31
Issue: 4
Author(s): Adila Nazli, Jingyi Qiu, Ziyi Tang and Yun He*
Affiliation:
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Natural Product Synthesis and Drug Research, School of Pharmaceutical
Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 401331, P. R. China
Keywords:
Antibacterial, omics, machine learning, bioinformatics, drug target, bacterial cytological profiling.
Abstract:
Background: With the emergence of drug-resistant bacteria, the development
of new antibiotics is urgently required. Target-based drug discovery is the most frequently
employed approach for the drug development process. However, traditional drug target
identification techniques are costly and time-consuming. As research continues, innovative
approaches for antibacterial target identification have been developed which enabled
us to discover drug targets more easily and quickly.
Methods: In this review, methods for finding drug targets from omics databases have
been discussed in detail including principles, procedures, advantages, and potential limitations.
The role of phage-driven and bacterial cytological profiling approaches is also discussed.
Moreover, current article demonstrates the advancements being made in the establishment
of computational tools, machine learning algorithms, and databases for antibacterial
target identification.
Results: Bacterial drug targets successfully identified by employing these aforementioned
techniques are described as well.
Conclusion: The goal of this review is to attract the interest of synthetic chemists, biologists,
and computational researchers to discuss and improve these methods for easier and
quicker development of new drugs.