Target and tissue selectivity of PROTAC degraders

RG Guenette, SW Yang, J Min, B Pei… - Chemical Society …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Targeted protein degradation (TPD) strategies have revolutionized how scientists tackle
challenging protein targets deemed undruggable with traditional small molecule inhibitors …

Bromodomain and extraterminal (BET) proteins: biological functions, diseases and targeted therapy

ZQ Wang, ZC Zhang, YY Wu, YN Pi, SH Lou… - Signal transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
BET proteins, which influence gene expression and contribute to the development of cancer,
are epigenetic interpreters. Thus, BET inhibitors represent a novel form of epigenetic …

Current strategies for the design of PROTAC linkers: a critical review

RI Troup, C Fallan, MGJ Baud - Exploration of Targeted Anti …, 2020 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
PROteolysis TArgeting Chimeras (PROTACs) are heterobifunctional molecules consisting of
two ligands; an “anchor” to bind to an E3 ubiquitin ligase and a “warhead” to bind to a …

Combining epigenetic drugs with other therapies for solid tumours—past lessons and future promise

D Morel, D Jeffery, S Aspeslagh, G Almouzni… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
Epigenetic dysregulation has long been recognized as a key factor contributing to
tumorigenesis and tumour maintenance that can influence all of the recognized hallmarks of …

Selective inhibition of the BD2 bromodomain of BET proteins in prostate cancer

EJ Faivre, KF McDaniel, DH Albert, SR Mantena… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Proteins of the bromodomain and extra-terminal (BET) domain family are epigenetic readers
that bind acetylated histones through their bromodomains to regulate gene transcription …

BET proteins as targets for anticancer treatment

A Stathis, F Bertoni - Cancer discovery, 2018 - aacrjournals.org
Bromodomain and extraterminal domain (BET) proteins are epigenetic readers that regulate
gene expression and are involved in cancer pathogenesis. Over the last years, several BET …

PROTAC-induced BET protein degradation as a therapy for castration-resistant prostate cancer

K Raina, J Lu, Y Qian, M Altieri, D Gordon… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - pnas.org
Prostate cancer has the second highest incidence among cancers in men worldwide and is
the second leading cause of cancer deaths of men in the United States. Although androgen …

Clinical and therapeutic implications of cancer stem cells

MF Clarke - New England Journal of Medicine, 2019 - Mass Medical Soc
Cancer Stem Cells Cancers arise in tissues that can replicate and self-renew. Like normal
tissues, cancers can replenish themselves, grow, and metastasize because of stem cells that …

Functions of bromodomain-containing proteins and their roles in homeostasis and cancer

T Fujisawa, P Filippakopoulos - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2017 - nature.com
Bromodomains (BRDs) are evolutionarily conserved protein–protein interaction modules
that are found in a wide range of proteins with diverse catalytic and scaffolding functions and …

Hijacking the E3 ubiquitin ligase cereblon to efficiently target BRD4

J Lu, Y Qian, M Altieri, H Dong, J Wang, K Raina… - Chemistry & biology, 2015 - cell.com
BRD4, a bromodomain and extraterminal domain (BET) family member, is an attractive
target in multiple pathological settings, particularly cancer. While BRD4 inhibitors have …