Covalent fragment-based ligand screening approaches for identification of novel ubiquitin proteasome system modulators

EM Rothweiler, PE Brennan, KVM Huber - Biological Chemistry, 2022 - degruyter.com
Ubiquitination is a key regulatory mechanism vital for maintenance of cellular homeostasis.
Protein degradation is induced by E3 ligases via attachment of ubiquitin chains to …

Targeted protein degradation as an antiviral approach

A Chakravarty, PL Yang - Antiviral research, 2023 - Elsevier
Targeted protein degradation (TPD) has emerged as a new modality in drug discovery. In
this approach, small molecules are used to drive degradation of the target protein of interest …

The application of ubiquitin ligases in the PROTAC drug design

Y Chen, J Jin - Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Protein ubiquitylation plays important roles in many biological activities. Protein
ubiquitylation is a unique process that is mainly controlled by ubiquitin ligases. The ubiquitin …

The genetics of myelodysplastic syndromes and the opportunities for tailored treatments

CN Kontandreopoulou, K Kalopisis, NA Viniou… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Genomic instability, microenvironmental aberrations, and somatic mutations contribute to the
phenotype of myelodysplastic syndrome and the risk for transformation to AML. Genes …

Unlocking DCAFs To Catalyze Degrader Development: An Arena for Innovative Approaches

Q Miao, VD Kadam, A Mukherjee, Z Tan… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Chemically induced proximity-based targeted protein degradation (TPD) has become a
prominent paradigm in drug discovery. With the clinical benefit demonstrated by certain …

Chemical modulation of pre-mRNA splicing in mammalian systems

RE Boer, ZR Torrey, JS Schneekloth Jr - ACS Chemical Biology, 2020 - ACS Publications
RNA splicing is a key component of gene expression and proteomic diversity in humans.
The spliceosome assembles on and processes individual nascent pre-mRNA transcripts into …

An updated patent review of BRD4 degraders

Z Ma, C Zhang, AA Bolinger, J Zhou - Expert Opinion on …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Bromodomain-containing protein 4 (BRD4), an important epigenetic reader, is
closely associated with the pathogenesis and development of many diseases, including …

Optimization of Potent Ligands for the E3 Ligase DCAF15 and Evaluation of Their Use in Heterobifunctional Degraders

SCC Lucas, A Ahmed, SN Ashraf… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Unlocking novel E3 ligases for use in heterobifunctional PROTAC degraders is of high
importance to the pharmaceutical industry. Over-reliance on the current suite of ligands used …

Targeted protein degradation in CNS disorders: a promising route to novel therapeutics?

S Kuemper, AG Cairns, K Birchall, Z Yao… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Targeted protein degradation (TPD) is a rapidly expanding field, with various PROTACs
(proteolysis-targeting chimeras) in clinical trials and molecular glues such as …

Targeted protein degradation via intramolecular bivalent glues

O Hsia, M Hinterndorfer, AD Cowan, K Iso, T Ishida… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Targeted protein degradation is a drug modality represented by compounds that recruit a
target to an E3 ubiquitin ligase to promote target ubiquitination and proteasomal …