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The Advantages of Targeted Protein Degradation Over Inhibition: An RTK Case Study
Burslem GM, Smith BE, Lai AC, Jaime-Figueroa S, McQuaid DC, Bondeson DP, Toure M, Dong H, Qian Y, Wang J, Crew AP, Hines J, Crews CM. The Advantages of Targeted Protein Degradation Over Inhibition: An RTK Case Study. Cell Chemical Biology 2017, 25: 67-77.e3. PMID: 29129716, PMCID: PMC5831399, DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2017.09.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReceptor tyrosine kinasesProtein familyProtein degradationTyrosine kinaseDownstream signaling responseTargeted Protein DegradationDevelopment of PROTACsTargeted degradationEndogenous proteinsSignaling responseChimera technologyCell proliferationPROTACsPROTAC technologyKinaseKinase inhibitorsLigand showAdvantages of degradationReceptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsTyrosine kinase inhibitorsInhibitionDegradationFamilyPowerful toolProteolysis
2024
EGFR targeting PhosTACs as a dual inhibitory approach reveals differential downstream signaling
Hu Z, Chen P, Li W, Krone M, Zheng S, Saarbach J, Velasco I, Hines J, Liu Y, Crews C. EGFR targeting PhosTACs as a dual inhibitory approach reveals differential downstream signaling. Science Advances 2024, 10: eadj7251. PMID: 38536914, PMCID: PMC10971414, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adj7251.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInhibit cancer cell viabilityProteome-wide levelCancer cell viabilityDifferential signaling pathwaysPhosphoproteomic approachTyrosine dephosphorylationProtein dephosphorylationSignal transductionActivating dephosphorylationInduce apoptosisReceptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsRTK activationSignaling pathwayInhibition of kinasesDephosphorylationEpidermal growth factor receptorGrowth factor receptorCell viabilityFactor receptorInhibitory approachesTyrosineTyrosine kinase inhibitorsInhibitory effectInhibitory potentialKinase inhibitorsDevelopment of a Small Molecule Downmodulator for the Transcription Factor Brachyury
Chase D, Bebenek A, Nie P, Jaime‐Figueroa S, Butrin A, Castro D, Hines J, Linhares B, Crews C. Development of a Small Molecule Downmodulator for the Transcription Factor Brachyury. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2024, 63: e202316496. PMID: 38348945, DOI: 10.1002/anie.202316496.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStructure-based drug design approachX-ray crystallographyDrug design approachMass spectrometryFDA-approved kinase inhibitorsX-raySmall moleculesChordoma cellsCrystallographyTumor cell growthCompoundsChordoma cell linesMoleculesChordoma growthOncogenic transcription factorKinase inhibitorsTranscription factors
2023
Targeted 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
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 resistance
2000
The antiangiogenic agent TNP-470 requires p53 and p21CIP/WAF for endothelial cell growth arrest
Yeh J, Mohan R, Crews C. The antiangiogenic agent TNP-470 requires p53 and p21CIP/WAF for endothelial cell growth arrest. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2000, 97: 12782-12787. PMID: 11070090, PMCID: PMC18841, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.97.23.12782.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAngiogenesis InhibitorsAnimalsCell CycleCell DivisionCells, CulturedCorneal NeovascularizationCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21Cyclin-Dependent KinasesCyclinsCyclohexanesEndothelium, VascularGene ExpressionHumansMiceMice, KnockoutNuclear ProteinsO-(Chloroacetylcarbamoyl)fumagillolProto-Oncogene ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mdm2SesquiterpenesTumor Suppressor Protein p53ConceptsTNP-470Endothelial cellsAntiangiogenic agent TNP-470Subsequent growth arrestGrowth arrestCyclin-dependent kinase inhibitorAntiangiogenic strategiesPrimary endothelial cellsEndothelial cell growth arrestP21CIP/WAFEndothelial cell cycleCell growth arrestKinase inhibitorsAntiangiogenic activityCell cycle regulatorsAngiogenesis assayCytostatic activityP53 activationMiceCritical cell cycle regulatorsCycle regulatorsUnique mechanismAdult fibroblastsCell-type specificityArrest
1999
Eponemycin exerts its antitumor effect through the inhibition of proteasome function.
Meng L, Kwok BH, Sin N, Crews CM. Eponemycin exerts its antitumor effect through the inhibition of proteasome function. Cancer Research 1999, 59: 2798-801. PMID: 10383134.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProteasome inhibitionCyclin-dependent kinase inhibitorNovel chemotherapeutic strategiesPharmacological interventionsAntitumor effectsPossible cancer therapySubunits LMP2Chemotherapeutic strategiesKinase inhibitorsCellular morphological changesCell cycle progressionCancer therapyCycle progressionInhibitionProteasome functionMorphological changesKey regulatory proteinsProteasomal subunitsTherapy