Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
105, P. 117718 - 117718
Published: April 12, 2024
Targeted
protein
degradation
(TPD)
has
recently
emerged
as
an
exciting
new
drug
modality.
However,
the
strategy
of
developing
small
molecule-based
degraders
evolved
over
past
two
decades
and
now
established
molecular
tags
that
are
already
in
clinical
use,
well
chimeric
molecules,
PROteolysis
TArgeting
Chimeras
(PROTACs),
based
mainly
on
ligand
systems
developed
for
E3
ligases
CRBN
VHL.
The
large
size
human
ligase
family
suggests
PROTACs
can
be
by
targeting
a
diversity
ligases,
some
which
have
restricted
expression
patterns
with
potential
to
design
disease-
or
tissue-specific
degraders.
Indeed,
many
ligands
been
published
recently,
confirming
druggability
ligases.
This
review
summarises
recent
data
highlights
challenges
these
molecules
into
efficient
rivalling
degrader
systems.
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
67(6), P. 4641 - 4654
Published: March 13, 2024
Proteolysis-targeting
chimeras
(PROTACs)
are
heterobifunctional
molecules
that
have
emerged
as
a
therapeutic
modality
to
induce
targeted
protein
degradation
(TPD)
by
harnessing
cellular
proteolytic
machinery.
PROTACs
which
ligand
the
E3
ligase
in
covalent
manner
attracted
intense
interest;
however,
with
broad
of
interest
(POI)
scope
proven
challenging
discover
design.
Here,
we
report
structure-guided
design
and
optimization
Von
Hippel-Lindau
(VHL)
protein-targeted
sulfonyl
fluorides
covalently
bind
Ser110
HIF1α
binding
site.
We
demonstrate
their
incorporation
bifunctional
degraders
induces
BRD4
or
androgen
receptor
without
further
linker
optimization.
Our
study
discloses
first
VHL
ligands
can
be
implemented
directly
degrader
design,
expanding
substrate
PROTACs.
Journal of Proteome Research,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
23(8), P. 2934 - 2947
Published: Jan. 22, 2024
Intelligent
data
acquisition
(IDA)
strategies,
such
as
a
real-time
database
search
(RTS),
have
improved
the
depth
of
proteome
coverage
for
experiments
that
utilize
isobaric
labels
and
gas
phase
purification
techniques
(i.e.,
SPS-MS3).
In
this
work,
we
introduce
inSeqAPI,
an
instrument
application
programing
interface
(iAPI)
program
enables
construction
novel
algorithms.
First,
analyze
biotinylated
cysteine
peptides
from
ABPP
to
demonstrate
method
within
inSeqAPI
performs
similarly
equivalent
vendor
method.
Then,
describe
PairQuant,
designed
hyperplexing
approach
utilizes
protein-level
isotopic
labeling
peptide-level
TMT
labeling.
PairQuant
allows
analysis
36
conditions
in
single
sample
achieves
∼98%
both
peptide
pair
partners
hyperplexed
experiment
well
40%
improvement
number
quantified
sites
compared
with
non-RTS
acquisition.
We
applied
study
ligandable
nucleus
leading
identification
additional
druggable
on
protein-
DNA-interaction
domains
transcription
regulators
nuclear
ubiquitin
ligases.
Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
105, P. 117718 - 117718
Published: April 12, 2024
Targeted
protein
degradation
(TPD)
has
recently
emerged
as
an
exciting
new
drug
modality.
However,
the
strategy
of
developing
small
molecule-based
degraders
evolved
over
past
two
decades
and
now
established
molecular
tags
that
are
already
in
clinical
use,
well
chimeric
molecules,
PROteolysis
TArgeting
Chimeras
(PROTACs),
based
mainly
on
ligand
systems
developed
for
E3
ligases
CRBN
VHL.
The
large
size
human
ligase
family
suggests
PROTACs
can
be
by
targeting
a
diversity
ligases,
some
which
have
restricted
expression
patterns
with
potential
to
design
disease-
or
tissue-specific
degraders.
Indeed,
many
ligands
been
published
recently,
confirming
druggability
ligases.
This
review
summarises
recent
data
highlights
challenges
these
molecules
into
efficient
rivalling
degrader
systems.