Ligandability of E3 ligases for targeted protein degradation applications

BP Belcher, CC Ward, DK Nomura - Biochemistry, 2021 - ACS Publications
Targeted protein degradation (TPD) using proteolysis targeting chimeras (PROTACs) and
molecular glue degraders has arisen as a powerful therapeutic modality for eliminating …

[HTML][HTML] Driving E3 ligase substrate specificity for targeted protein degradation: lessons from nature and the laboratory

AD Cowan, A Ciulli - Annual review of biochemistry, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Methods to direct the degradation of protein targets with proximity-inducing molecules that
coopt the cellular degradation machinery are advancing in leaps and bounds, and diverse …

[HTML][HTML] Discovery of E3 ligase ligands for target protein degradation

J Lee, Y Lee, YM Jung, JH Park, HS Yoo, J Park - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Target protein degradation has emerged as a promising strategy for the discovery of novel
therapeutics during the last decade. Proteolysis-targeting chimera (PROTAC) harnesses a …

E3 ligases meet their match: fragment-based approaches to discover new E3 ligands and to unravel E3 biology

IN Michaelides, GW Collie - Journal of medicinal chemistry, 2023 - ACS Publications
Ubiquitination is a key post-translational modification of proteins, affecting the regulation of
multiple cellular processes. Cells are equipped with over 600 ubiquitin orchestrators, called …

[HTML][HTML] Expanding PROTACtable genome universe of E3 ligases

Y Liu, J Yang, T Wang, M Luo, Y Chen, C Chen… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Proteolysis-targeting chimera (PROTAC) and other targeted protein degradation (TPD)
molecules that induce degradation by the ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) offer new …

Harnessing the E3 ligase KEAP1 for targeted protein degradation

J Wei, F Meng, KS Park, H Yim, J Velez… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Proteolysis targeting chimeras (PROTACs) represent a new class of promising therapeutic
modalities. PROTACs hijack E3 ligases and the ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS), leading …

[HTML][HTML] Expanding the landscape of E3 ligases for targeted protein degradation

LT Kramer, X Zhang - Current Research in Chemical Biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Targeted protein degradation (TPD) is a rapidly developing field in chemical biology and
drug discovery. Various TPD modalities have emerged, with proteolysis-targeting chimeras …

Building ubiquitination machineries: E3 ligase multi-subunit assembly and substrate targeting by PROTACs and molecular glues

S Ramachandran, A Ciulli - Current Opinion in Structural Biology, 2021 - Elsevier
Highlights•E3 ligase machineries confer specificity to protein ubiquitination.•Multi-subunit
assembly and substrate recognition impact E3 ligase activity.•Molecular glues and …

Advancing targeted protein degradation for cancer therapy

B Dale, M Cheng, KS Park, HÜ Kaniskan… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
The human proteome contains approximately 20,000 proteins, and it is estimated that more
than 600 of them are functionally important for various types of cancers, including nearly 400 …

E3 ligase ligand chemistries: from building blocks to protein degraders

I Sosič, A Bricelj, C Steinebach - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
In recent years, proteolysis-targeting chimeras (PROTACs), capable of achieving targeted
protein degradation, have proven their great therapeutic potential and usefulness as …