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Harnessing the FBXW7 Somatic Mutant R465C for Targeted Protein Degradation

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Targeted protein degradation (TPD) is a pharmacological strategy that eliminates specific proteins from cells by harnessing cellular proteolytic degradation machinery. In proteasome-dependent TPD, expanding the repertoire of E3 ligases compatible with this approach could enhance the applicability of this strategy across various biological contexts. In this study, we discovered that a somatic mutant of FBXW7, R465C, can be exploited by heterobifunctional compounds for targeted protein degradation. This work demonstrates the potential of utilizing mutant E3 ligases that occur exclusively in diseased cells for TPD applications.

Source: Journal of the American Chemical Society

DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c17331

Authors: Ananya A. Basu, Chenlu Zhang, Milad Rouhimoghadam, Anil Vasudevan, Justin M. Reitsma, Xiaoyu Zhang