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ArticleMolecular cell2020

Antibody RING-Mediated Destruction of Endogenous Proteins.

Adel F M Ibrahim, Linnan Shen, Michael H Tatham, David Dickerson, Alan R Prescott, Naima Abidi, Dimitris P Xirodimas, Ronald T Hay

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Article in Molecular cell, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 47 papers.

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47citing papers in PubMed
3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

47 citing papers in PubMed, 66 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Adel F M IbrahimCentre for Gene Regulation and Expression, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, UK.
Linnan ShenCentre for Gene Regulation and Expression, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, UK.
Michael H TathamCentre for Gene Regulation and Expression, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, UK.
David DickersonCentre for Gene Regulation and Expression, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, UK.
Alan R PrescottDundee Imaging Facility, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, UK.
Naima AbidiCell Biology Research Centre of Montpellier, CNRS, UMR 5237, Montpellier, France.
Dimitris P XirodimasCell Biology Research Centre of Montpellier, CNRS, UMR 5237, Montpellier, France.
Ronald T HayCentre for Gene Regulation and Expression, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, UK. Electronic address: r.t.hay@dundee.ac.uk.
University of Dundee · GBCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique · FRCentre Occitanie-Montpellier · FR

Funding

Cancer Research UK 21747Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust 098391/Z/12/ZWellcome Trust 217196/Z/19/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To understand gene function, the encoding DNA or mRNA transcript can be manipulated and the consequences observed. However, these approaches do not have a direct effect on the protein product of the gene, which is either permanently abrogated or depleted at a rate defined by the half-life of the protein. We therefore developed a single-component system that could induce the rapid degradation of the specific endogenous protein itself. A construct combining the RING domain of ubiquitin E3 ligase RNF4 with a protein-specific camelid nanobody mediates target destruction by the ubiquitin proteasome system, a process we describe as antibody RING-mediated destruction (ARMeD). The technique is highly specific because we observed no off-target protein destruction. Furthermore, bacterially produced nanobody-RING fusion proteins electroporated into cells induce degradation of target within minutes. With increasing availability of protein-specific nanobodies, this method will allow rapid and specific degradation of a wide range of endogenous proteins.

Indexed as

EndopeptidasesHeLa CellsHumansNEDD8 ProteinNuclear ProteinsProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexProteolysisSingle-Domain AntibodiesTranscription FactorsUbiquitinUbiquitinationEndopeptidasesNEDD8 ProteinNEDD8 protein, humanNuclear ProteinsProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexRNF4 protein, humanSENP8 protein, humanSingle-Domain AntibodiesTranscription FactorsUbiquitinARMeDE3 ligasenanobody-RING fusionproteasomeprotein degradationubiquitin

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PMID32454028
PMCPMC7332993
OpenAlexW3027477830

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