Zheng Zhao

Dr. Zheng Zhao


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Academic Career Length

11Years (2016-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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22 March 2017 in Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
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ZZZheng Zhao
Zheng Zhao
QLQingsong Liu
Qingsong Liu
SBSpencer Bliven
Spencer Bliven
Lei XieLei Xie
Lei Xie
PBPhilip E. Bourne
Philip E. Bourne

19 June 2017 in PLOS ONE
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ZZZheng Zhao
Zheng Zhao
Lei XieLei Xie
Lei Xie
PBPhilip Bourne
Philip Bourne
Protein kinases are critical drug targets for treating a large variety of human diseases. Type-III kinase inhibitors have attracted increasing attention as highly selective therapeutics. Thus, understanding the binding mechanism of existing type-III kinase inhibitors provides useful insights into designing new type-III kinase inhibitors. In this work, we have systematically studied the binding mode of MEK-targeted type-III inhibitors using structural systems pharmacology and molecular dynamics simulation. Our studies provide detailed sequence, structure, interaction-fingerprint, pharmacophore and binding-site information on the binding characteristics of MEK type-III kinase inhibitors. We hypothesize that the helix-folding activation loop is a hallmark allosteric binding site for type-III inhibitors. Subsequently, we screened and predicted allosteric binding sites across the human kinome, suggesting other kinases as potential targets suitable for type-III inhibitors.

24 December 2018 in Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling
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ZZZheng Zhao
Zheng Zhao
LXLei Xie
Lei Xie
PBPhilip E. Bourne
Philip E. Bourne

9 October 2023 in ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters
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ZZZheng Zhao
Zheng Zhao
PBPhilip Bourne
Philip Bourne

16 July 2022 in Drug Discovery Today
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ZZZheng Zhao
Zheng Zhao
PBPhilip Bourne
Philip Bourne

20 June 2025 in Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling
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OHOleksandra Herasymenko
Oleksandra Herasymenko
MSMadhushika Silva
Madhushika Silva
AAAbd Al-Aziz A. Abu-Saleh
Abd Al-Aziz A. Abu-Saleh
AAAyaz Ahmad
Ayaz Ahmad
JAJesus Alvarado-Huayhuaz
Jesus Alvarado-Huayhuaz
MSMatthieu Schapira
Matthieu Schapira