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ArticleACS chemical biology2017

Small Molecule Enhancement of 20S Proteasome Activity Targets Intrinsically Disordered Proteins.

Corey L Jones, Evert Njomen, Benita Sjögren, Thomas S Dexheimer, Jetze J Tepe

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Article in ACS chemical biology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 62 papers.

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62citing papers in PubMed
3.9field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

62 citing papers in PubMed, 92 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. The Ubiquitin-Proteasome System in Brain Disorders: Pathogenic Pathways, Post-Translational Tweaks, and Therapeutic Frontiers.Journal of neuroimmune pharmacology : the official journal of the Society on NeuroImmune Pharmacology · 2025
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  9. Oleanolic Acid Amide Derivatives as 20s Proteasome Stimulators.Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology · 2025
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  15. Proteasome: Role in T Cell Function Regulation.International journal of biological sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Corey L JonesDepartment of Chemistry and ‡Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University , East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States.
Evert NjomenDepartment of Chemistry and ‡Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University , East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States.
Benita SjögrenDepartment of Chemistry and ‡Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University , East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States.
Thomas S DexheimerDepartment of Chemistry and ‡Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University , East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States.
Jetze J TepeDepartment of Chemistry and ‡Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University , East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-5467-5589
Michigan State University · US

Funding

Integrative Training in the Pharmacological SciencesT32GM092715 · NIGMS · MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY · PI NEUBIG, RICHARD R · 2011 to 2020
$1.5M
Non-competitive proteasome inhibitors to treat chronic, drug-resistant tuberculosisR21AI117018 · NIAID · MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY · PI ABRAMOVITCH, ROBERT B, TEPE, JETZE J. · 2016 to 2017
$400k
NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI117018NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM092715
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The 20S proteasome is the main protease for the degradation of oxidatively damaged and intrinsically disordered proteins. When accumulation of disordered or oxidatively damaged proteins exceeds proper clearance in neurons, imbalanced pathway signaling or aggregation occurs, which have been implicated in the pathogenesis of several neurological disorders. Screening of the NIH Clinical Collection and Prestwick libraries identified the neuroleptic agent chlorpromazine as a lead agent capable of enhancing 20S proteasome activity. Chemical manipulation of chlorpromazine abrogated its D2R receptor binding affinity while retaining its ability to enhance 20S mediated proteolysis at low micromolar concentrations. The resulting small molecule enhancers of 20S proteasome activity induced the degradation of intrinsically disordered proteins, α-synuclein, and tau but not structured proteins. These small molecule 20S agonists can serve as leads to explore the therapeutic potential of 20S activation or as new tools to provide insight into the yet unclear mechanics of 20S-gate regulation.

Indexed as

alpha-SynucleinCell Line, TumorChlorpromazineHEK293 CellsHumansIntrinsically Disordered ProteinsMolecular Docking SimulationOxidative StressProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexProteolysisSmall Molecule Librariestau Proteinsalpha-SynucleinChlorpromazineIntrinsically Disordered ProteinsProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexSmall Molecule Librariestau Proteins

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PMID28719185
PMCPMC5720355
OpenAlexW2738651569

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