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Catalytic in vivo protein knockdown by small-molecule PROTACs
Bondeson DP, Mares A, Smith IE, Ko E, Campos S, Miah AH, Mulholland KE, Routly N, Buckley DL, Gustafson JL, Zinn N, Grandi P, Shimamura S, Bergamini G, Faelth-Savitski M, Bantscheff M, Cox C, Gordon DA, Willard RR, Flanagan JJ, Casillas LN, Votta BJ, den Besten W, Famm K, Kruidenier L, Carter PS, Harling JD, Churcher I, Crews CM. Catalytic in vivo protein knockdown by small-molecule PROTACs. Nature Chemical Biology 2015, 11: 611-617. PMID: 26075522, PMCID: PMC4629852, DOI: 10.1038/nchembio.1858.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsBinding SitesBiocatalysisBreast NeoplasmsFemaleHumansMCF-7 CellsMiceModels, MolecularMolecular Targeted TherapyNeoplasm ProteinsNeoplasm TransplantationProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexProtein BindingProteolysisReceptor-Interacting Protein Serine-Threonine Kinase 2Receptors, EstrogenSmall Molecule LibrariesUbiquitinUbiquitinationVon Hippel-Lindau Tumor Suppressor Protein
2013
A Bidirectional System for the Dynamic Small Molecule Control of Intracellular Fusion Proteins
Neklesa TK, Noblin DJ, Kuzin A, Lew S, Seetharaman J, Acton TB, Kornhaber G, Xiao R, Montelione G, Tong L, Crews CM. A Bidirectional System for the Dynamic Small Molecule Control of Intracellular Fusion Proteins. ACS Chemical Biology 2013, 8: 2293-2300. PMID: 23978068, PMCID: PMC4113957, DOI: 10.1021/cb400569k.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall molecule controlProtein functionFusion proteinMolecule controlIntracellular fusion proteinOncogenic H-RasCellular protein levelsProtein of interestProtein levelsSmall-molecule screenIntracellular protein levelsDose-dependent regulationCellular transformationH-RasMolecule screenPhysiological roleProteinTherapeutic targetDose-dependent mannerHydrophobic tagUbiquitinationBidirectional controlHSP70DehalogenaseRegulation
1998
Structure of Human Methionine Aminopeptidase-2 Complexed with Fumagillin
Liu S, Widom J, Kemp C, Crews C, Clardy J. Structure of Human Methionine Aminopeptidase-2 Complexed with Fumagillin. Science 1998, 282: 1324-1327. PMID: 9812898, DOI: 10.1126/science.282.5392.1324.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStructure-based drug designMetAP-2Resolution crystal structureCovalent bondsMethionine aminopeptidase 2Active siteCrystal structurePolar interactionsDrug designThree-dimensional structureExtensive hydrophobicStructural basisMetAP-1Anticancer agentsNew blood vesselsFumagillin analoguesAdditional affinityReactive epoxidesMolecular targetsFumagillinStructureHydrophobicBondsLikely determinantsEpoxides
1996
Deciphering isozyme function: exploring cell biology with chemistry in the post-genomic era
Crews C. Deciphering isozyme function: exploring cell biology with chemistry in the post-genomic era. Cell Chemical Biology 1996, 3: 961-965. PMID: 9000005, DOI: 10.1016/s1074-5521(96)90162-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research