2021
Modulation of Phosphoprotein Activity by Phosphorylation Targeting Chimeras (PhosTACs)
Chen PH, Hu Z, An E, Okeke I, Zheng S, Luo X, Gong A, Jaime-Figueroa S, Crews CM. Modulation of Phosphoprotein Activity by Phosphorylation Targeting Chimeras (PhosTACs). ACS Chemical Biology 2021, 16: 2808-2815. PMID: 34780684, PMCID: PMC10437008, DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.1c00693.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSer/Thr phosphataseChemical biology approachPP2A holoenzymeProtein dephosphorylationBiology approachProtein substratesTranscriptional activationProtein phosphorylationCatalytic subunitCell biologyReporter geneProtein activityRetinoblastoma proteinOff-target effectsCritical proteinsDephosphorylationTernary complexPhosphorylationKinase inhibitorsFOXO3aPROTACsProteinChimerasPhosphataseDrug resistanceRecent Developments in PROTAC‐Mediated Protein Degradation: From Bench to Clinic
Hu Z, Crews CM. Recent Developments in PROTAC‐Mediated Protein Degradation: From Bench to Clinic. ChemBioChem 2021, 23: e202100270. PMID: 34494353, PMCID: PMC9395155, DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202100270.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
The anti-inflammatory natural product parthenolide from the medicinal herb Feverfew directly binds to and inhibits IκB kinase
Kwok B, Koh B, Ndubuisi M, Elofsson M, Crews C. The anti-inflammatory natural product parthenolide from the medicinal herb Feverfew directly binds to and inhibits IκB kinase. Cell Chemical Biology 2001, 8: 759-766. PMID: 11514225, DOI: 10.1016/s1074-5521(01)00049-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnti-inflammatory activityHerb feverfewPro-inflammatory signaling pathwaysDirect molecular targetVivo anti-inflammatory activityAnti-inflammatory propertiesAnti-inflammatory agentsCytokine-mediated stimulationCytokine-mediated signalingIkappaB kinase betaSesquiterpene lactone parthenolidePharmaceutical interventionsIκB kinaseMolecular targetsNatural product parthenolideKinase betaParthenolideCysteine 179Signaling pathwaysPossible molecular basisIntracellular signaling processesAttractive targetIKK complexMolecular mechanismsAlpha-methylene gamma-lactone moiety
1999
Epoxomicin, a potent and selective proteasome inhibitor, exhibits in vivo antiinflammatory activity
Meng L, Mohan R, Kwok B, Elofsson M, Sin N, Crews C. Epoxomicin, a potent and selective proteasome inhibitor, exhibits in vivo antiinflammatory activity. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1999, 96: 10403-10408. PMID: 10468620, PMCID: PMC17900, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.96.18.10403.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnimalsAntibiotics, AntineoplasticAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalCattleCells, CulturedCysteine EndopeptidasesCysteine Proteinase InhibitorsEndothelium, VascularErythrocytesHeLa CellsHumansKineticsMultienzyme ComplexesOligopeptidesProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexTumor Cells, CulturedTumor Suppressor Protein p53UbiquitinsUmbilical Veins