OligoTRAFTACs: A generalizable method for transcription factor degradation
Samarasinghe KTG, An E, Genuth MA, Chu L, Holley SA, Crews CM. OligoTRAFTACs: A generalizable method for transcription factor degradation. RSC Chemical Biology 2022, 3: 1144-1153. PMID: 36128504, PMCID: PMC9428672, DOI: 10.1039/d2cb00138a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTranscription factorsOncogenic transcription factorGene expression circuitryTranscription factor degradationDNA binding abilityChordoma cell linesProteasomal degradationProteasomal pathwayZebrafish experimentsC-MycGeneralizable platformKey playersCell linesBrachyurySmall moleculesFactor degradationBinding abilityGeneralizable methodDegradationChimerasPathwayOligonucleotidePocketFirst generationHijacking Methyl Reader Proteins for Nuclear-Specific Protein Degradation
Nalawansha DA, Li K, Hines J, Crews CM. Hijacking Methyl Reader Proteins for Nuclear-Specific Protein Degradation. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2022, 144: 5594-5605. PMID: 35311258, PMCID: PMC10331457, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c00874.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsE3 ligase complexLigase complexProtein degradationReader proteinsMethyl readersE3 ligaseProteasomal degradationPROTAC designProtein levelsProteinLigand pairsDrug discovery paradigmPROTACsNatural mechanismGeneralizable approachComplexesDiscovery paradigmCUL4BRD2DegradationLigaseL3MBTL3FKBP12Biological evaluationPromising strategy