Drugging the undruggables: exploring the ubiquitin system for drug development

X Huang, VM Dixit - Cell research, 2016 - nature.com
Dynamic modulation of protein levels is tightly controlled in response to physiological cues.
In mammalian cells, much of the protein degradation is carried out by the ubiquitin …

Natural product and natural product derived drugs in clinical trials

MS Butler, AAB Robertson, MA Cooper - Natural product reports, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: 2008–2013. Previous review: 2008, 25, 475 There are a significant number of
natural product (NP) drugs in development. We review the 100 NP and NP-derived …

Targeted Degradation of Oncogenic KRASG12C by VHL-Recruiting PROTACs

MJ Bond, L Chu, DA Nalawansha, K Li… - ACS central …, 2020 - ACS Publications
KRAS is mutated in∼ 20% of human cancers and is one of the most sought-after targets for
pharmacological modulation, despite having historically been considered “undruggable.” …

[PDF][PDF] Prohibitin 2 is an inner mitochondrial membrane mitophagy receptor

Y Wei, WC Chiang, R Sumpter, P Mishra, B Levine - Cell, 2017 - cell.com
The removal of unwanted or damaged mitochondria by autophagy, a process called
mitophagy, is essential for key events in development, cellular homeostasis, tumor …

Catalytic in vivo protein knockdown by small-molecule PROTACs

DP Bondeson, A Mares, IED Smith, E Ko… - Nature chemical …, 2015 - nature.com
The current predominant therapeutic paradigm is based on maximizing drug-receptor
occupancy to achieve clinical benefit. This strategy, however, generally requires excessive …

Differential PROTAC substrate specificity dictated by orientation of recruited E3 ligase

BE Smith, SL Wang, S Jaime-Figueroa, A Harbin… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract PROteolysis-TArgeting Chimeras (PROTACs) are hetero-bifunctional molecules
that recruit an E3 ubiquitin ligase to a given substrate protein resulting in its targeted …

[HTML][HTML] Androgen receptor degradation by the proteolysis-targeting chimera ARCC-4 outperforms enzalutamide in cellular models of prostate cancer drug resistance

J Salami, S Alabi, RR Willard, NJ Vitale, J Wang… - Communications …, 2018 - nature.com
The androgen receptor is a major driver of prostate cancer and inhibition of its transcriptional
activity using competitive antagonists, such as enzalutamide remains a frontline therapy for …

Targeting the C481S ibrutinib-resistance mutation in Bruton's tyrosine kinase using PROTAC-mediated degradation

AD Buhimschi, HA Armstrong, M Toure… - Biochemistry, 2018 - ACS Publications
Inhibition of Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) with the irreversible inhibitor ibrutinib has
emerged as a transformative treatment option for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia …

HaloPROTACS: use of small molecule PROTACs to induce degradation of HaloTag fusion proteins

DL Buckley, K Raina, N Darricarrere, J Hines… - ACS chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Small molecule-induced protein degradation is an attractive strategy for the development of
chemical probes. One method for inducing targeted protein degradation involves the use of …

Impact of natural products on developing new anti-cancer agents

GM Cragg, PG Grothaus, DJ Newman - Chemical reviews, 2009 - ACS Publications
Throughout the ages, Nature has catered to the basic needs of humans, not the least of
which is the provision of medicines for the treatment of a wide spectrum of diseases. Plants …