2022
PROTACs: past, present and future
Li K, Crews CM. PROTACs: past, present and future. Chemical Society Reviews 2022, 51: 5214-5236. PMID: 35671157, PMCID: PMC10237031, DOI: 10.1039/d2cs00193d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein of interestProteolysis-targeting chimerasUbiquitin-proteasome systemE3 ubiquitin ligaseSmall molecule inhibitorsUbiquitin ligaseNonenzymatic functionProtein degradationHeterobifunctional moleculesDrug resistance mechanismsMolecule inhibitorsSubsequent degradationUbiquitinationLigasePromising therapeuticsProteinChimerasPotential toxicityDegradationMechanism
2017
Proteolysis–Targeting Chimeras: Harnessing the Ubiquitin–Proteasome System to Induce Degradation of Specific Target Proteins
Coleman K, Crews C. Proteolysis–Targeting Chimeras: Harnessing the Ubiquitin–Proteasome System to Induce Degradation of Specific Target Proteins. Annual Review Of Cancer Biology 2017, 2: 1-18. DOI: 10.1146/annurev-cancerbio-030617-050430.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProteolysis-targeting chimerasSpecific target proteinsUbiquitin-proteasome systemTarget proteinsNew cell biologyCancer Biology Volume 2Accumulation of proteinsProtein homeostasisUndruggable proteinsE3 ubiquitinMammalian cellsCell biologyProteasome complexFinal online publication dateProteinOnline publication dateProteolytic degradationMultistep processCancer cellsProteasome inhibitorsPathological proteinsNovel therapeuticsCentral roleBifunctional moleculesCells
2016
Small‐Molecule PROTACS: New Approaches to Protein Degradation
Toure M, Crews CM. Small‐Molecule PROTACS: New Approaches to Protein Degradation. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2016, 55: 1966-1973. PMID: 26756721, DOI: 10.1002/anie.201507978.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProteolysis-targeting chimerasProtein degradationCellular quality control machineryQuality control machineryNovel catalytic mechanismInhibitor-based approachDrug target spaceProtein functionControl machineryProtein classesProtein destructionCatalytic mechanismCellular levelActive siteTherapeutic potentialOff-target side effectsMachineryRecent reportsChimerasDegradationRecruitmentTherapeuticsInhibition