Frontiers in Drug Discovery,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
5
Published: Jan. 29, 2025
Increased
research
attention
has
been
brought
to
non-enzymatic
protein
targeting
agents
as
a
new
and
effective
strategy
for
advancing
cancer
treatment.
To
discover
this
class
of
anticancer
drugs,
two
molecular
approaches
the
activities
proteins
have
shown
promising
experimental,
preclinical,
clinical
results.
In
first
approach,
selective
known
PROteolysis-TArgeting
Chimeras
(PROTACs)
employ
innate
endogenous
degradation
machinery
in
cells
proteolyze
targeted
protein.
The
combination
highly
PROTACs
exploitation
cellular
pathways
provides
opportunity
treat
diseases
that
were
previously
deemed
incurable
due
lack
enzymatic
proteins.
second
approach
targets
protein-protein
interactions
(PPIs)
an
alternative
route
alters
functional
complexes
thus
significantly
influence
cell
fitness
survival.
efficiently
identify
potential
chemical
leads
these
approaches,
high-throughput
screening
(HTS)
extremely
valuable
its
ability
quickly
screen
large
libraries
compounds.
review
paper,
we
will
provide
overview
developing
anti-cancer
impact
inhibitors.
Biology Direct,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
19(1)
Published: July 9, 2024
Abstract
Ubiquitinylation
of
protein
substrates
results
in
various
but
distinct
biological
consequences,
among
which
ubiquitin-mediated
degradation
is
most
well
studied
for
its
therapeutic
application.
Accordingly,
artificially
targeted
ubiquitin-dependent
proteins
has
evolved
into
the
therapeutically
relevant
PROTAC
technology.
This
tethered
ubiquitinylation
targets
coupled
with
a
broad
assortment
modifying
E3
ubiquitin
ligases
been
made
possible
by
rational
design
bi-specific
chimeric
molecules
that
bring
these
proximity.
However,
forced
inflicted
binary
warheads
molecule
should
not
necessarily
result
can
be
used
to
modulate
other
cellular
functions.
In
this
respect
it
noted
diverse
set
known
control
their
transport,
transcriptional
activity,
and
protein-protein
interactions.
review
provides
examples
potential
usage
based
on
non-degradable
ubiquitinylation.
Frontiers in Drug Discovery,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
5
Published: Jan. 29, 2025
Increased
research
attention
has
been
brought
to
non-enzymatic
protein
targeting
agents
as
a
new
and
effective
strategy
for
advancing
cancer
treatment.
To
discover
this
class
of
anticancer
drugs,
two
molecular
approaches
the
activities
proteins
have
shown
promising
experimental,
preclinical,
clinical
results.
In
first
approach,
selective
known
PROteolysis-TArgeting
Chimeras
(PROTACs)
employ
innate
endogenous
degradation
machinery
in
cells
proteolyze
targeted
protein.
The
combination
highly
PROTACs
exploitation
cellular
pathways
provides
opportunity
treat
diseases
that
were
previously
deemed
incurable
due
lack
enzymatic
proteins.
second
approach
targets
protein-protein
interactions
(PPIs)
an
alternative
route
alters
functional
complexes
thus
significantly
influence
cell
fitness
survival.
efficiently
identify
potential
chemical
leads
these
approaches,
high-throughput
screening
(HTS)
extremely
valuable
its
ability
quickly
screen
large
libraries
compounds.
review
paper,
we
will
provide
overview
developing
anti-cancer
impact
inhibitors.