Targeted degradation of transcription factors by TRAFTACs: TRAnscription Factor TArgeting Chimeras
Samarasinghe KTG, Jaime-Figueroa S, Burgess M, Nalawansha DA, Dai K, Hu Z, Bebenek A, Holley SA, Crews CM. Targeted degradation of transcription factors by TRAFTACs: TRAnscription Factor TArgeting Chimeras. Cell Chemical Biology 2021, 28: 648-661.e5. PMID: 33836141, PMCID: PMC8524358, DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2021.03.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscription factorsTargeted degradationTranscription factor degradationDNA-binding proteinsMultiple signaling pathwaysGeneralizable strategyDCas9 proteinProtein familyLigandable sitesProteasomal pathwaySignaling pathwaysOverexpression of oncoproteinsAberrant activationChimeric oligonucleotideProteinChimerasFactor degradationNF-κBPathwayHaloTagDegradationBrachyuryOverexpressionOncoproteinOligonucleotide