Targeted protein degradation: expanding the toolbox

M Schapira, MF Calabrese, AN Bullock… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2019 - nature.com
Proteolysis-targeting chimeras (PROTACs) and related molecules that induce targeted
protein degradation by the ubiquitin–proteasome system represent a new therapeutic …

[HTML][HTML] The role of ubiquitination in tumorigenesis and targeted drug discovery

L Deng, T Meng, L Chen, W Wei, P Wang - Signal transduction and …, 2020 - nature.com
Ubiquitination, an important type of protein posttranslational modification (PTM), plays a
crucial role in controlling substrate degradation and subsequently mediates the “quantity” …

[HTML][HTML] E3 ubiquitin ligases: styles, structures and functions

Q Yang, J Zhao, D Chen, Y Wang - Molecular biomedicine, 2021 - Springer
E3 ubiquitin ligases are a large family of enzymes that join in a three-enzyme ubiquitination
cascade together with ubiquitin activating enzyme E1 and ubiquitin conjugating enzyme E2 …

The functions and regulation of the PTEN tumour suppressor: new modes and prospects

YR Lee, M Chen, PP Pandolfi - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2018 - nature.com
PTEN is a potent tumour suppressor, and its loss of function is frequently observed in both
heritable and sporadic cancers. PTEN has phosphatase-dependent and phosphatase …

[HTML][HTML] p62 links the autophagy pathway and the ubiqutin–proteasome system upon ubiquitinated protein degradation

WJ Liu, L Ye, WF Huang, LJ Guo, ZG Xu, HL Wu… - Cellular & molecular …, 2016 - Springer
The ubiquitin–proteasome system (UPS) and autophagy are two distinct and interacting
proteolytic systems. They play critical roles in cell survival under normal conditions and …

[HTML][HTML] Ubiquitin modifications

KN Swatek, D Komander - Cell research, 2016 - nature.com
Protein ubiquitination is a dynamic multifaceted post-translational modification involved in
nearly all aspects of eukaryotic biology. Once attached to a substrate, the 76-amino acid …

Structural insights into the catalysis and regulation of E3 ubiquitin ligases

L Buetow, DT Huang - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2016 - nature.com
Covalent attachment (conjugation) of one or more ubiquitin molecules to protein substrates
governs numerous eukaryotic cellular processes, including apoptosis, cell division and …

An overview of cancer treatment modalities

Z Abbas, S Rehman - Neoplasm, 2018 - books.google.com
Cancer is a global issue majorly affecting developing countries. According to a survey, 63%
of deaths due to cancer are reported from developing countries. There are different …

NF-κB, IκB, and IKK: integral components of immune system signaling

MC Mulero, T Huxford, G Ghosh - Structural immunology, 2019 - Springer
Abstract The NF-κB (Nuclear Factor kappa B) transcription factor plays crucial roles in the
regulation of numerous biological processes including development of the immune system …

Post-translational regulation of ubiquitin signaling

L Song, ZQ Luo - Journal of Cell Biology, 2019 - rupress.org
Ubiquitination regulates many essential cellular processes in eukaryotes. This post-
translational modification (PTM) is typically achieved by E1, E2, and E3 enzymes that …