Featured Publications
Modular PROTAC Design for the Degradation of Oncogenic BCR‐ABL
Lai AC, Toure M, Hellerschmied D, Salami J, Jaime‐Figueroa S, Ko E, Hines J, Crews CM. Modular PROTAC Design for the Degradation of Oncogenic BCR‐ABL. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2015, 55: 807-810. PMID: 26593377, PMCID: PMC4733637, DOI: 10.1002/anie.201507634.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Development 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 factorsDevelopment 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 2024, 136 DOI: 10.1002/ange.202316496.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Efficient Synthesis of Immunomodulatory Drug Analogues Enables Exploration of Structure–Degradation Relationships
Burslem GM, Ottis P, Jaime‐Figueroa S, Morgan A, Cromm PM, Toure M, Crews C. Efficient Synthesis of Immunomodulatory Drug Analogues Enables Exploration of Structure–Degradation Relationships. ChemMedChem 2018, 13: 1508-1512. PMID: 29870139, PMCID: PMC6291207, DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201800271.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOne-pot synthesisIMiD analoguesStructure-activity relationshipsNarrow structure-activity relationshipMultiple purification stepsEfficient synthesisStepwise routePurification stepsSynthesisAnti-proliferative activityRapid accessProtein cereblonAiolos degradationFunctionalizationAnaloguesCompoundsMoleculesDegradationHereinPurificationRouteAffinityCereblon
2013
From epoxomicin to carfilzomib : chemistry, biology, and medical outcomes
Kim KB, Crews CM. From epoxomicin to carfilzomib : chemistry, biology, and medical outcomes. Natural Product Reports 2013, 30: 600-604. PMID: 23575525, PMCID: PMC3815659, DOI: 10.1039/c3np20126k.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActive natural productsNatural productsNatural product-based drug discoveryAnti-tumor natural productParent lead compoundRational drug designUnprecedented selectivityHigh-throughput screeningPeptide structureMolecular probesImproved activityDrug designLead compoundsDrug discoveryPharmacophoreEpoxyketonesChemistryProductsSelectivityCompoundsTherapeutic agentsBiological processesDiscoveryScaffoldsBristol-Myers Squibb
2012
Exploring Biology with Small Organic Molecules
Aberle N, Crews C. Exploring Biology with Small Organic Molecules. 2012, 10-25. DOI: 10.1017/cbo9781139021500.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChemical geneticsSmall moleculesSmall organic moleculesFundamental biological processesProtein of interestGood target specificityOrganic moleculesSemisynthetic moleculesChemical genomicsBiological processesTarget specificityMoleculesGeneticsBiologyVast arrayActive ingredientsChemistryGenomicsCertain basic elementsHuman medicineTherapeuticsCompoundsPlantsProteinPhenotype
1999
Towards subunit-specific proteasome inhibitors: synthesis and evaluation of peptide α', β'-epoxyketones
Elofsson M, Splittgerber U, Myung J, Mohan R, Crews C. Towards subunit-specific proteasome inhibitors: synthesis and evaluation of peptide α', β'-epoxyketones. Cell Chemical Biology 1999, 6: 811-822. PMID: 10574782, DOI: 10.1016/s1074-5521(99)80128-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAortaCattleCell DivisionCells, CulturedChymotrypsinCysteine EndopeptidasesCysteine Proteinase InhibitorsDrug DesignEndothelium, VascularEpoxy CompoundsGlutamatesIndicators and ReagentsIrritantsKineticsMacromolecular SubstancesMiceMolecular ConformationMultienzyme ComplexesPeptidesProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexTrypsinConceptsCatalytic activityMolecular probesAcetylated peptidesExcellent selectivityPotent proteasome inhibitorVivo anti-inflammatory activityMost compoundsMajor catalytic activityChymotrypsin-like activityPeptide αAromatic amino acidsEpoxyketonesAminoP2-P4Multicatalytic protease complexPeptidesAnti-inflammatory activitySelectivityProbeLarge multicatalytic protease complexesProteasome inhibitorsAmino acidsSynthesisCompoundsComplexes
1998
Eponemycin analogues: syntheses and use as probes of angiogenesis
Sin N, Meng L, Auth H, Crews C. Eponemycin analogues: syntheses and use as probes of angiogenesis. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry 1998, 6: 1209-1217. PMID: 9784862, DOI: 10.1016/s0968-0896(98)00089-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTowards the semi-synthesis of didemnin M. Solution and solid phase synthese of the pseudotetrapeptide: pGlu-Glnψ[COO]Ala-Pro-OH
Wen J, Crews C. Towards the semi-synthesis of didemnin M. Solution and solid phase synthese of the pseudotetrapeptide: pGlu-Glnψ[COO]Ala-Pro-OH. Tetrahedron Letters 1998, 39: 779-782. DOI: 10.1016/s0040-4039(97)10609-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research