articleNature CommunicationsFeb 16, 2022GOLD OA

The AUTOTAC chemical biology platform for targeted protein degradation via the autophagy-lysosome system

Seoul National University · Korea Institute of Brain Science · +6 more institutions

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Abstract

Abstract Targeted protein degradation allows targeting undruggable proteins for therapeutic applications as well as eliminating proteins of interest for research purposes. While several degraders that harness the proteasome or the lysosome have been developed, a technology that simultaneously degrades targets and accelerates cellular autophagic flux is still missing. In this study, we develop a general chemical tool and platform technology termed AUTOphagy-TArgeting Chimera (AUTOTAC), which employs bifunctional molecules composed of target-binding ligands linked to autophagy-targeting ligands. AUTOTACs bind the ZZ domain of the otherwise dormant autophagy receptor p62/Sequestosome-1/SQSTM1, which is activated…

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Keywords
  • Lysosome
  • Autophagy
  • Cell biology
  • Degradation (telecommunications)
  • Protein degradation
  • Chemical biology
  • Biology
  • Computational biology
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