A “click chemistry platform” for the rapid synthesis of bispecific molecules for inducing protein degradation

RP Wurz, K Dellamaggiore, H Dou… - Journal of medicinal …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Proteolysis targeting chimeras (PROTACs) are bispecific molecules containing a target
protein binder and an ubiquitin ligase binder connected by a linker. By recruiting an …

[HTML][HTML] Cereblon versus VHL: Hijacking E3 ligases against each other using PROTACs

M Girardini, C Maniaci, SJ Hughes, A Testa… - Bioorganic & Medicinal …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) and cereblon (CRBN) proteins are substrate
recognition subunits of two ubiquitously expressed and biologically important Cullin RING …

Impact of target warhead and linkage vector on inducing protein degradation: comparison of bromodomain and extra-terminal (BET) degraders derived from …

KH Chan, M Zengerle, A Testa… - Journal of medicinal …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The design of proteolysis-targeting chimeras (PROTACs) is a powerful small-molecule
approach for inducing protein degradation. PROTACs conjugate a target warhead to an E3 …

Development of a covalent cereblon-based PROTAC employing a fluorosulfate warhead

RP Nowak, L Ragosta, F Huerta, H Liu… - RSC Chemical …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Many cereblon (CRBN) ligands have been used to develop proteolysis targeting chimeras
(PROTACs), but all are reversible binders of the E3 ubiquitin ligase. We recently described …

Lessons in PROTAC design from selective degradation with a promiscuous warhead

DP Bondeson, BE Smith, GM Burslem… - Cell chemical …, 2018 - cell.com
Inhibiting protein function selectively is a major goal of modern drug discovery. Here, we
report a previously understudied benefit of small molecule proteolysis-targeting chimeras …

Reversible assembly of proteolysis targeting chimeras

W Gui, SF Giardina, M Balzarini, F Barany… - ACS Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
PROteolysis TArgeting Chimeras (PROTACs) are of significant current interest for the
development of probe molecules and drug leads. However, they suffer from certain …

Protein degradation by in-cell self-assembly of proteolysis targeting chimeras

H Lebraud, DJ Wright, CN Johnson… - ACS central …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Selective degradation of proteins by proteolysis targeting chimeras (PROTACs) offers a
promising potential alternative to protein inhibition for therapeutic intervention. Current …

E3 ligase ligands for PROTACs: how they were found and how to discover new ones

T Ishida, A Ciulli - … Advancing the Science of Drug Discovery, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Bifunctional degrader molecules, also called proteolysis-targeting chimeras (PROTACs), are
a new modality of chemical tools and potential therapeutics to understand and treat human …

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 …

Modular PROTAC design for the degradation of oncogenic BCR‐ABL

AC Lai, M Toure, D Hellerschmied… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Proteolysis Targeting Chimera (PROTAC) technology is a rapidly emerging
alternative therapeutic strategy with the potential to address many of the challenges …