| Literature DB >> 31955850 |
George M Burslem1, Craig M Crews2.
Abstract
New biological tools provide new techniques to probe fundamental biological processes. Here we describe the burgeoning field of proteolysis-targeting chimeras (PROTACs), which are capable of modulating protein concentrations at a post-translational level by co-opting the ubiquitin-proteasome system. We describe the PROTAC technology and its application to drug discovery and provide examples where PROTACs have enabled novel biological insights. Furthermore, we provide a workflow for PROTAC development and use and discuss the benefits and issues associated with PROTACs. Finally, we compare PROTAC-mediated protein-level modulation with other technologies, such as RNAi and genome editing.Entities:
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Year: 2020 PMID: 31955850 PMCID: PMC7319047 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2019.11.031
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell ISSN: 0092-8674 Impact factor: 41.582