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ArticleeLife2025

PROTAC-induced protein structural dynamics in targeted protein degradation.

Kingsley Y Wu, Ta I Hung, Chia-En A Chang

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Article in eLife, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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Kingsley Y Wu *Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7989-1584
Ta I Hung *Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9702-3829
Chia-En A ChangDepartment of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6504-8529

Funding

Next-Generation GPU Computing Resource for Simulating Ligand-Protein Binding Kinetics/MechanismR01GM109045 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE · PI CHANG, CHIA-EN · 2014 to 2023
$2.8M
Rational PROTAC design enabled by integrated in silico molecular modeling and in vitro biomimetic affinity assessmentR21GM151651 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE · PI CHENG, QUAN JASON · 2023 to 2024
$414k
NIGMS NIH HHS GM109045NIGMS NIH HHS GM151651NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM109045NIGMS NIH HHS R21 GM151651
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

PROteolysis TArgeting Chimeras (PROTACs) are small molecules that induce target protein degradation via the ubiquitin-proteasome system. PROTACs recruit the target protein and E3 ligase; a critical first step is forming a ternary complex. However, while the formation of a ternary complex is crucial, it may not always guarantee successful protein degradation. The dynamics of the PROTAC-induced degradation complex play a key role in ubiquitination and subsequent degradation. In this study, we computationally modelled protein complex structures and dynamics associated with a series of PROTACs featuring different linkers to investigate why these PROTACs, all of which formed ternary complexes with Cereblon (CRBN) E3 ligase and the target protein bromodomain-containing protein 4 (BRD4

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ProteolysisTranscription FactorsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingBromodomain Containing ProteinsCell Cycle ProteinsHumansMolecular Dynamics SimulationProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexProtein BindingProtein ConformationUbiquitinUbiquitinationUbiquitin-Protein LigasesAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingBRD4 protein, humanBromodomain Containing ProteinsCell Cycle ProteinsCRBN protein, humanProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexTranscription FactorsUbiquitinUbiquitin-Protein Ligasesconformational samplingdrug developmentmolecular biophysicsmolecular mechanicsmolecular modelingnonestructural biologystructural dynamictargeted protein degradation

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PMID40014381
PMCPMC11867615

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