2024
Regulated induced proximity targeting chimeras—RIPTACs—A heterobifunctional small molecule strategy for cancer selective therapies
Raina K, Forbes C, Stronk R, Rappi J, Eastman K, Zaware N, Yu X, Li H, Bhardwaj A, Gerritz S, Forgione M, Hundt A, King M, Posner Z, Correia A, McGovern A, Puleo D, Chenard R, Mousseau J, Vergara J, Garvin E, Macaluso J, Martin M, Bassoli K, Jones K, Garcia M, Howard K, Yaggi M, Smith L, Chen J, Mayfield A, De Leon C, Hines J, Kayser-Bricker K, Crews C. Regulated induced proximity targeting chimeras—RIPTACs—A heterobifunctional small molecule strategy for cancer selective therapies. Cell Chemical Biology 2024, 31: 1490-1502.e42. PMID: 39116881, PMCID: PMC11371387, DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2024.07.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProtein-protein interactionsTarget proteinsTernary complexChemical biology studiesExpressed intracellular proteinStable ternary complexAnti-proliferative responseEssential proteinsProtein proximityEffector ligandsIntracellular proteinsCDK inhibitorsTarget-expressing cellsHeterobifunctional small moleculesSmall moleculesCell survivalTumor cellsTherapeutic modalitiesProteinSelective therapySmall molecule strategiesLigandBiological studies
2023
Protein degraders enter the clinic — a new approach to cancer therapy
Chirnomas D, Hornberger K, Crews C. Protein degraders enter the clinic — a new approach to cancer therapy. Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology 2023, 20: 265-278. PMID: 36781982, DOI: 10.1038/s41571-023-00736-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhase III trialsCancer therapyNovel therapeutic modalitiesIII trialsClinical trialsPreclinical modelsClinical studiesTherapeutic modalitiesPharmacokinetic dataSmall molecule inhibitorsDisease pathogenesisClinical testingTumor typesDrug concentrationsPreclinical researchCancer treatmentPhase IFirst safetyUbiquitin-proteasome systemPatientsProtein degradersTherapyMore evidenceTrialsRigorous evaluationTargeted Dephosphorylation of Tau by Phosphorylation Targeting Chimeras (PhosTACs) as a Therapeutic Modality
Hu Z, Chen P, Li W, Douglas T, Hines J, Liu Y, Crews C. Targeted Dephosphorylation of Tau by Phosphorylation Targeting Chimeras (PhosTACs) as a Therapeutic Modality. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2023, 145: 4045-4055. PMID: 36753634, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c11706.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProtein tauTau dephosphorylationDisease-modifying therapiesMicrotubule-associated protein tauTau phosphorylation levelsImportant pathological roleTherapeutic modalitiesTau phosphorylationAlzheimer's diseaseTau proteinTherapeutic potentialPathological roleKinase inhibitorsEnhanced downregulationLimited benefitPhosphorylation levelsTauTauopathiesDiseaseCurrent strategiesTau phosphatase
2022
PROTAC targeted protein degraders: the past is prologue
Békés M, Langley DR, Crews CM. PROTAC targeted protein degraders: the past is prologue. Nature Reviews Drug Discovery 2022, 21: 181-200. PMID: 35042991, PMCID: PMC8765495, DOI: 10.1038/s41573-021-00371-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research