Discovery of small molecule ligands for the von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) E3 ligase and their use as inhibitors and PROTAC degraders

CJ Diehl, A Ciulli - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) Cullin RING E3 ligase is an essential enzyme in the ubiquitin-
proteasome system that recruits substrates such as the hypoxia inducible factor for …

The SWI/SNF complex in cancer—biology, biomarkers and therapy

P Mittal, CWM Roberts - Nature reviews Clinical oncology, 2020 - nature.com
Cancer genome-sequencing studies have revealed a remarkably high prevalence of
mutations in genes encoding subunits of the SWI/SNF chromatin-remodelling complexes …

Mammalian SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complexes: emerging mechanisms and therapeutic strategies

RC Centore, GJ Sandoval, LMM Soares, C Kadoch… - Trends in Genetics, 2020 - cell.com
Small molecule-based targeting of chromatin regulatory factors has emerged as a promising
therapeutic strategy in recent years. The development and ongoing clinical evaluation of …

Bromodomains: a new target class for drug development

AG Cochran, AR Conery, RJ Sims III - Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, 2019 - nature.com
Less than a decade ago, it was shown that bromodomains, acetyl lysine 'reader'modules
found in proteins with varied functions, were highly tractable small-molecule targets. This is …

Modular organization and assembly of SWI/SNF family chromatin remodeling complexes

N Mashtalir, AR D'Avino, BC Michel, J Luo, J Pan… - Cell, 2018 - cell.com
Summary Mammalian SWI/SNF (mSWI/SNF) ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling
complexes are multi-subunit molecular machines that play vital roles in regulating genomic …

A non-canonical SWI/SNF complex is a synthetic lethal target in cancers driven by BAF complex perturbation

BC Michel, AR D'Avino, SH Cassel, N Mashtalir… - Nature cell …, 2018 - nature.com
Mammalian SWI/SNF chromatin remodelling complexes exist in three distinct, final-form
assemblies: canonical BAF (cBAF), PBAF and a newly characterized non-canonical complex …

Iterative design and optimization of initially inactive proteolysis targeting chimeras (PROTACs) identify VZ185 as a potent, fast, and selective von Hippel–Lindau (VHL) …

V Zoppi, SJ Hughes, C Maniaci, A Testa… - Journal of medicinal …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Developing PROTACs to redirect the ubiquitination activity of E3 ligases and potently
degrade a target protein within cells can be a lengthy and unpredictable process, and it …

Spliceosomal disruption of the non-canonical BAF complex in cancer

D Inoue, GL Chew, B Liu, BC Michel, J Pangallo… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
SF3B1 is the most commonly mutated RNA splicing factor in cancer,,–, but the mechanisms
by which SF3B1 mutations promote malignancy are poorly understood. Here we integrated …

Degradation of the BAF complex factor BRD9 by heterobifunctional ligands

D Remillard, DL Buckley, J Paulk… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The bromodomain‐containing protein BRD9, a subunit of the human BAF (SWI/SNF)
nucleosome remodeling complex, has emerged as an attractive therapeutic target in cancer …

In vivo screening characterizes chromatin factor functions during normal and malignant hematopoiesis

D Lara-Astiaso, A Goñi-Salaverri, J Mendieta-Esteban… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Cellular differentiation requires extensive alterations in chromatin structure and function,
which is elicited by the coordinated action of chromatin and transcription factors. By contrast …