[HTML][HTML] Targeted protein degradation: mechanisms, strategies and application

L Zhao, J Zhao, K Zhong, A Tong, D Jia - Signal transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
Traditional drug discovery mainly focuses on direct regulation of protein activity. The
development and application of protein activity modulators, particularly inhibitors, has been …

[HTML][HTML] PROTAC'ing oncoproteins: targeted protein degradation for cancer therapy

JM Kelm, DS Pandey, E Malin, H Kansou, S Arora… - Molecular Cancer, 2023 - Springer
Molecularly targeted cancer therapies substantially improve patient outcomes, although the
durability of their effectiveness can be limited. Resistance to these therapies is often related …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting protein modifications in metabolic diseases: molecular mechanisms and targeted therapies

X Wu, M Xu, M Geng, S Chen, PJ Little, S Xu… - Signal transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
The ever-increasing prevalence of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) represents a major
public health burden worldwide. The most common form of NCD is metabolic diseases …

[HTML][HTML] The RING finger protein family in health and disease

C Cai, YD Tang, J Zhai, C Zheng - Signal transduction and targeted …, 2022 - nature.com
Ubiquitination is a highly conserved and fundamental posttranslational modification (PTM) in
all eukaryotes regulating thousands of proteins. The RING (really interesting new gene) …

Protein posttranslational modifications in health and diseases: Functions, regulatory mechanisms, and therapeutic implications

Q Zhong, X Xiao, Y Qiu, Z Xu, C Chen, B Chong… - MedComm, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Protein posttranslational modifications (PTMs) refer to the breaking or generation of covalent
bonds on the backbones or amino acid side chains of proteins and expand the diversity of …

Target protein degradation by protacs: A budding cancer treatment strategy

D Choudhary, A Kaur, P Singh, G Chaudhary… - Pharmacology & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cancer is one of the most common causes of death. So, its lethal effect increases with time.
Near about hundreds of cancers are known in humans. Cancer treatment is done to cure or …

[HTML][HTML] Development of a novel PROTAC using the nucleic acid aptamer as a targeting ligand for tumor selective degradation of nucleolin

L Zhang, L Li, X Wang, H Liu, Y Zhang, T Xie… - … Therapy-Nucleic Acids, 2022 - cell.com
PROteolysis TArgeting Chimeras (PROTACs) induce targeted protein degradation by
hijacking the intracellular ubiquitin proteasome system, thus emerging as a new strategy for …

Structure of the human UBR5 E3 ubiquitin ligase

F Wang, Q He, W Zhan, Z Yu, E Finkin-Groner, X Ma… - Structure, 2023 - cell.com
The human UBR5 is a single polypeptide chain homology to E6AP C terminus (HECT)-type
E3 ubiquitin ligase essential for embryonic development in mammals. Dysregulated UBR5 …

Deubiquitylating enzymes in cancer and immunity

J Ren, P Yu, S Liu, R Li, X Niu, Y Chen… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Deubiquitylating enzymes (DUBs) maintain relative homeostasis of the cellular ubiquitome
by removing the post‐translational modification ubiquitin moiety from substrates. Numerous …

[HTML][HTML] WWP1 E3 ligase at the crossroads of health and disease

A Behera, ABM Reddy - Cell Death & Disease, 2023 - nature.com
The E3 ubiquitin ligase WWP1 (WW Domain-containing E3 Ubiquitin Protein Ligase 1) is a
member of the HECT (Homologous to the E6-associated protein Carboxyl Terminus) E3 …