Featured Publications
Induced protein degradation: an emerging drug discovery paradigm
Lai AC, Crews CM. Induced protein degradation: an emerging drug discovery paradigm. Nature Reviews Drug Discovery 2016, 16: 101-114. PMID: 27885283, PMCID: PMC5684876, DOI: 10.1038/nrd.2016.211.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProteolysis-targeting chimaerasProtein degradationUndruggable proteomeTarget protein degradationDifferent E3 ligasesInhibitor-based approachE3 ligasesDrug discovery platformProtein targetsProteomeDiscovery platformProtein expressionDrug discovery paradigmInhibition approachCell culturesDiscovery paradigmLigasesExact mechanismDegradationMouse modelDegradersProteinChimaerasPicomolar potency
2014
Small‐Molecule Control of Intracellular Protein Levels through Modulation of the Ubiquitin Proteasome System
Buckley DL, Crews CM. Small‐Molecule Control of Intracellular Protein Levels through Modulation of the Ubiquitin Proteasome System. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2014, 53: 2312-2330. PMID: 24459094, PMCID: PMC4348030, DOI: 10.1002/anie.201307761.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall molecule modulatorsProtein levelsSmall-molecule probesUbiquitin-proteasome systemActivity of proteinsIntracellular protein levelsBiological probesProteasome systemProtein degradationUbiquitin-proteasomeProtein activitySmall moleculesMolecule controlDruggable targetsProteomeProteasomeTargeted fashionProteinRemaining majorityGlobal increaseProbeUPSMoleculesDegradationMultiple strategies
2010
Targeting the Undruggable Proteome: The Small Molecules of My Dreams
Crews CM. Targeting the Undruggable Proteome: The Small Molecules of My Dreams. Cell Chemical Biology 2010, 17: 551-555. PMID: 20609404, PMCID: PMC2925121, DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2010.05.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTraditional genetic screensGenetic screenSmall moleculesUndruggable proteomeChemical genetic approachActive small moleculesSmall druglike moleculesSmall molecule librariesAreas of biologyChemical geneticsOrganismal levelDruglike moleculesDrug development effortsGenetic approachesCell biologyPharmaceutical interestBiological processesMolecule librariesPhenotypic changesMoleculesProteomeEarlier compoundsBiologyScreenNew bioassay