Journey of PROTAC: From Bench to Clinical Trial and Beyond
Biochemistry,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Янв. 10, 2025
Proteolysis-targeting
chimeras
(PROTACs)
represent
a
transformative
advancement
in
drug
discovery,
offering
method
to
degrade
specific
intracellular
proteins.
Unlike
traditional
inhibitors,
PROTACs
are
bifunctional
molecules
that
target
proteins
for
elimination,
enabling
the
potential
treatment
of
previously
"undruggable"
This
concept,
pioneered
by
Crews
and
his
team,
introduced
use
small
link
protein
an
E3
ubiquitin
ligase,
inducing
ubiquitination
subsequent
degradation
protein.
By
promoting
rather
than
merely
inhibiting
function,
present
novel
therapeutic
strategy
with
enhanced
specificity
effectiveness,
especially
areas
such
as
cancer
neurodegenerative
diseases.
Since
their
initial
field
PROTAC
research
has
rapidly
expanded
numerous
now
designed
wide
range
disease-relevant
The
substantial
research,
investment,
collaboration
across
academia
pharmaceutical
industry
reflect
growing
interest
PROTACs.
Review
discusses
journey
from
discovery
clinical
trials,
highlighting
advancements
challenges.
Additionally,
recent
developments
fluorescent
photogenic
PROTACs,
used
real-time
tracking
degradation,
presented,
showcasing
evolving
targeted
therapy.
Язык: Английский
Glycoscience in Advancing PD-1/PD-L1-Axis-Targeted Tumor Immunotherapy
International Journal of Molecular Sciences,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
26(3), С. 1238 - 1238
Опубликована: Янв. 31, 2025
Immune
checkpoint
blockade
therapy,
represented
by
anti-PD-1/PD-L1
monoclonal
antibodies,
has
significantly
changed
the
immunotherapy
landscape.
However,
treatment
is
still
limited
unsatisfactory
response
rates,
immune-related
adverse
effects,
and
drug
resistance.
Current
studies
have
established
that
glycosylation,
a
common
post-translational
modification,
crucial
in
promoting
cancer
progression
immune
invasion.
Targeting
aberrant
glycosylation
cancers
presents
precision
medicine
regimens
for
monitoring
developing
personalized
medicine.
Notably,
checkpoints
PD-1
PD-L1
are
highly
glycosylated,
which
affects
PD-1/PD-L1
interaction
binding
of
antibodies.
Recent
achievements
glycoscience
to
enhance
patient
outcomes,
referred
as
glycotherapy,
underscored
their
high
potency
advancing
therapies,
i.e.,
glycoengineered
antibodies
with
improved
toward
PD-1/PD-L1,
pharmaceutic
inhibitors
core
fucosylation
sialylation,
synergistic
antibody-sialidase
conjugate.
This
review
briefly
introduces
axis
highlights
fundamental
applied
advances
improve
immunoblockade
therapies.
Язык: Английский
Unleashing the Power of Covalent Drugs for Protein Degradation
Meng‐Jie Fu,
Hang Jin,
Shao‐Peng Wang
и другие.
Medicinal Research Reviews,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Янв. 21, 2025
ABSTRACT
Targeted
protein
degradation
(TPD)
has
emerged
as
a
significant
therapeutic
approach
for
variety
of
diseases,
including
cancer.
Advances
in
TPD
techniques,
such
molecular
glue
(MG)
and
lysosome‐dependent
strategies,
have
shown
substantial
progress
since
the
inception
first
PROTAC
2001.
The
methodology
represents
forefront
technology,
with
ongoing
evaluation
more
than
20
clinical
trials
treatment
diverse
medical
conditions.
Two
prominent
PROTACs,
ARV‐471
ARV‐110,
are
currently
undergoing
phase
III
II
trials,
respectively.
Traditional
PROTACs
encountering
obstacles
limited
binding
affinity
restricted
range
E3
ligase
ligands
facilitating
interest
(POI)
degradation.
Covalent
medicines
offer
potential
to
enhance
efficacy
by
enabling
targeting
previously
considered
“undruggable”
shallow
sites.
Strategic
alterations
allow
establish
covalent
connections
particular
target
proteins,
Kirsten
rat
sarcoma
viral
oncogene
homolog
(KRAS),
Bruton's
tyrosine
kinase
(BTK),
epidermal
growth
factor
receptor
(EGFR),
well
ligases
DDB1
CUL4
associated
16
(DCAF16)
Kelch‐like
ECH‐associated
1
(Keap1).
concept
also
been
utilized
various
new
forms
degraders,
molecule
(MG),
in‐cell
click‐formed
proteolysis
chimera
(CLIPTAC),
HaloPROTAC,
lysosome‐targeting
(LYTAC)
GlueTAC.
This
review
focuses
on
recent
advancements
degraders
beyond
examines
future
directions
pertinent
this
field.
Язык: Английский
PROTACs coupled with oligonucleotides to tackle the undruggable
Bioanalysis,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown, С. 1 - 16
Опубликована: Фев. 3, 2025
Undruggable
targets
account
for
roughly
85%
of
human
disease-related
and
represent
a
category
therapeutic
that
are
difficult
to
tackle
with
traditional
methods,
but
their
considerable
clinical
importance.
These
generally
defined
by
planar
functional
interfaces
the
absence
efficient
ligand-binding
pockets,
making
them
unattainable
conventional
pharmaceutical
strategies.
The
advent
oligonucleotide-based
proteolysis-targeting
chimeras
(PROTACs)
has
instilled
renewed
optimism
in
addressing
these
challenges.
PROTACs
facilitate
targeted
degradation
undruggable
entities,
including
transcription
factors
(TFs)
RNA-binding
proteins
(RBPs),
via
proteasome-dependent
mechanisms,
thereby
presenting
novel
approaches
diseases
linked
targets.
This
review
offers
an
in-depth
examination
recent
progress
integration
PROTAC
technology
oligonucleotides
target
traditionally
proteins,
emphasizing
design
principles
mechanisms
action
innovative
PROTACs.
Язык: Английский
Targeting neurodegenerative disease-associated protein aggregation with proximity-inducing modalities
Acta Pharmacologica Sinica,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Апрель 7, 2025
Язык: Английский
Discovery of A First-in-class Protein Arginine Methyltransferase 1 (PRMT1) Degrader for Nonenzymatic Functions Studies
European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
291, С. 117625 - 117625
Опубликована: Апрель 14, 2025
Язык: Английский
DNA Nanotechnology for Application in Targeted Protein Degradation
ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
10(11), С. 6814 - 6827
Опубликована: Окт. 5, 2024
DNA
is
a
kind
of
flexible
and
versatile
biomaterial
for
constructing
nanostructures
nanodevices.
Due
to
high
biocompatibility
programmability
easy
modification
fabrication,
nanotechnology
has
emerged
as
powerful
tool
application
in
intracellular
targeted
protein
degradation.
In
this
review,
we
summarize
the
recent
advances
design
mechanism
degradation
technologies
such
hydrolysis
chimeras,
lysosomal
autophagy
based
Subsequently,
introduce
nanotechnologies
cascade
circuits,
nanostructures,
dynamic
machines.
Moreover,
present
latest
developments
Finally,
vision
challenges
are
discussed.
Язык: Английский