[HTML][HTML] OligoTRAFTACs: a generalizable method for transcription factor degradation

KTG Samarasinghe, E An, MA Genuth, L Chu… - RSC Chemical …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Dysregulated transcription factors (TFs) that rewire gene expression circuitry are frequently
identified as key players in disease. Although several TFs have been drugged with small …

[HTML][HTML] Bifunctional HDAC therapeutics: one drug to rule them all?

JP Smalley, SM Cowley, JT Hodgkinson - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Histone deacetylase (HDAC) enzymes play crucial roles in epigenetic gene expression and
are an attractive therapeutic target. Five HDAC inhibitors have been approved for cancer …

Recent advances in induced proximity modalities

CSC Ng, SM Banik - Current Opinion in Chemical Biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Challenging disease targets necessitate new approaches for therapeutic intervention.
Rewiring protein-biomolecule interactions with proximity-inducing agents extends …

Development of an orally bioavailable mSWI/SNF ATPase degrader and acquired mechanisms of resistance in prostate cancer

T He, C Cheng, Y Qiao, H Cho… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
Mammalian switch/sucrose nonfermentable (mSWI/SNF) ATPase degraders have been
shown to be effective in enhancer-driven cancers by functioning to impede oncogenic …

[PDF][PDF] Selective autophagy as the basis of autophagy-based degraders

D Takahashi, H Arimoto - Cell Chemical Biology, 2021 - cell.com
Degrader technologies, which enable the chemical knockdown of disease-causing proteins,
are promising for drug discovery. After two decades of research, degraders using the …

Rlf–Mycl Gene Fusion Drives Tumorigenesis and Metastasis in a Mouse Model of Small Cell Lung Cancer

M Ciampricotti, T Karakousi, AL Richards… - Cancer discovery, 2021 - AACR
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) has limited therapeutic options and an exceptionally poor
prognosis. Understanding the oncogenic drivers of SCLC may help define novel therapeutic …

[HTML][HTML] Epigenetic Regulation in Breast Cancer: Insights on Epidrugs

A Kim, K Mo, H Kwon, S Choe, M Park, W Kwak… - Epigenomes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Breast cancer remains a common cause of cancer-related death in women. Therefore,
further studies are necessary for the comprehension of breast cancer and the revolution of …

Precise conformational control yielding highly potent and exceptionally selective BRD4 degraders with strong antitumor activity

J Hu, B Hu, F Xu, M Wang, C Qin… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Starting from a nonselective bromodomain and extraterminal (BET) inhibitor and a cereblon
ligand, we have used precise conformational control for the development of two potent and …

[HTML][HTML] Design and optimization of oestrogen receptor PROTACs based on 4-hydroxytamoxifen

G Loren, I Espuny, A Llorente, C Donoghue… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the last four decades, treatment of oestrogen receptor positive (ER+) breast cancer (BCa),
has focused on targeting the estrogenic receptor signaling pathway. This signaling function …

Degradation of Rat Sarcoma Proteins Targeting the Post-Translational Prenyl Modifications via Cascade Azidation/Fluorination and Click Reaction

H Zhou, Y Gan, Y Li, X Chen, Y Guo… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Protein degradation is emerging as a powerful strategy to modulate protein functions and
alter cellular signaling pathways. Proteolysis-targeting chimeras (PROTACs) have been …