Expanding chemical probe space: quality criteria for covalent and degrader probes

IV Hartung, J Rudolph, MM Mader… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Within druggable target space, new small-molecule modalities, particularly covalent
inhibitors and targeted degraders, have expanded the repertoire of medicinal chemists …

From thalidomide to rational molecular glue design for targeted protein degradation

V Oleinikovas, P Gainza, T Ryckmans… - Annual Review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Thalidomide and its derivatives are powerful cancer therapeutics that are among the best-
understood molecular glue degraders (MGDs). These drugs selectively reprogram the E3 …

Targeted protein degradation: from mechanisms to clinic

JM Tsai, RP Nowak, BL Ebert, ES Fischer - Nature Reviews Molecular …, 2024 - nature.com
Targeted protein degradation refers to the use of small molecules to induce the selective
degradation of proteins. In its most common form, this degradation is achieved through …

Benchmarking methods for PROTAC ternary complex structure prediction

E Rovers, M Schapira - Journal of Chemical Information and …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Proteolysis targeting chimeras (PROTACs) are bifunctional compounds that recruit an E3
ligase to a target protein to induce ubiquitination and degradation of the target. Rational …

Continuous evolution of compact protein degradation tags regulated by selective molecular glues

JAM Mercer, SJ DeCarlo, SS Roy Burman, V Sreekanth… - Science, 2024 - science.org
Conditional protein degradation tags (degrons) are usually> 100 amino acids long or are
triggered by small molecules with substantial off-target effects, thwarting their use as specific …

Orally bioavailable BTK PROTAC active against wild-type and C481 mutant BTKs in human lymphoma CDX mouse models

YS Lim, SM Yoo, V Patil, HW Kim, HH Kim… - Blood …, 2023 - ashpublications.org
Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) is an important signaling hub that activates the B-cell receptor
(BCR) signaling cascade. BCR activation can contribute to the growth and survival of B-cell …

Extrapolating lessons from targeted protein degradation to other proximity-inducing drugs

GE Winter - ACS Chemical Biology, 2024 - ACS Publications
Targeted protein degradation (TPD) is an emerging pharmacologic strategy. It relies on
small-molecule “degraders” that induce proximity of a component of an E3 ubiquitin ligase …

Exploration of Hydrazide-Based HDAC8 PROTACs for the Treatment of Hematological Malignancies and Solid Tumors

C Zhao, J Zhang, H Zhou, R Setroikromo… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2024 - ACS Publications
HDAC8 can mediate signals by using its enzymatic or nonenzymatic functions, which are
expected to be critical for various types of cancer. Herein, we employed proteolysis targeting …

Discovery of a Highly Potent and Selective BRD9 PROTAC Degrader Based on E3 Binder Investigation for the Treatment of Hematological Tumors

H Duan, J Zhang, R Gui, Y Lu, A Pang… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2024 - ACS Publications
BRD9 is a pivotal epigenetic factor involved in cancers and inflammatory diseases. Still, the
limited selectivity and poor phenotypic activity of targeted agents make it an atypically …

Controlled bioorthogonal activation of Bromodomain-containing protein 4 degrader by co-delivery of PROTAC and Pd-catalyst for tumor-specific therapy

Z Li, T Jiang, X Yuan, B Li, C Wu, Y Li, Y Huang… - Journal of Controlled …, 2024 - Elsevier
The precise and safe treatment of bioorthogonal prodrug system is hindered by separate
administration of prodrug and its activator, which often results in poor therapeutic effects and …