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
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingHumansImmunologic FactorsLenalidomideMultiple MyelomaPeptide HydrolasesStructure-Activity RelationshipThalidomideUbiquitin-Protein LigasesConceptsOne-pot synthesisIMiD analoguesStructure-activity relationshipsNarrow structure-activity relationshipMultiple purification stepsEfficient synthesisStepwise routePurification stepsSynthesisAnti-proliferative activityRapid accessProtein cereblonAiolos degradationFunctionalizationAnaloguesCompoundsMoleculesDegradationHereinPurificationRouteAffinityCereblon
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