Checkpoint therapeutic target database (CKTTD): the first comprehensive database for checkpoint targets and their modulators in cancer immunotherapy

Autor: Yixiao Zhang, Yuan Yao, Peng Chen, Yu Liu, Hao Zhang, He Liu, Yu Liu­, Hong Xu, Xibao Tian, Zichu Wang, Peng Chu, Dongyu Zhao, Hongxu Liu, Chenlei Zhang, Shuyuan Chen, Yuhong Zhao, Caigang Liu, Yongliang Yang
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer, Vol 8, Iss 2 (2020)
Journal for Immunotherapy of Cancer
ISSN: 2051-1426
DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2020-001247
Popis: BackgroundCheckpoint targets play a key role in tumor-mediated immune escape and therefore are critical for cancer immunotherapy. Unfortunately, there is a lack of bioinformatics resource that compile all the checkpoint targets for translational research and drug discovery in immuno-oncology.MethodsTo this end, we developed checkpoint therapeutic target database (CKTTD), the first comprehensive database for immune checkpoint targets (proteins, miRNAs and LncRNAs) and their modulators. A scoring system was adopted to filter more relevant targets with high confidence. In addition, a few biological databases such as Oncomine, Drugbank, miRBase and Lnc2Cancer database were integrated into CKTTD to provide an in-depth information. Moreover, we computed and provided ligand-binding site information for all the targets which may support bench scientists for drug discovery efforts.ResultsIn total, CKTTD compiles 105 checkpoint protein targets, 53 modulators (small-molecules and antibody), 30 miRNAs and 18 LncRNAs in cancer immunotherapy with validated experimental evidences curated from 10 649 literatures via an enhanced text-mining system.ConclusionsIn conclusion, the CKTTD may serve as a useful platform for the research of cancer immunotherapy and drug discovery. The CKTTD database is freely available to public at http://www.ckttdb.org/.
Databáze: OpenAIRE