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Small-molecule hydrophobic tagging–induced degradation of HaloTag fusion proteins

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Neklesa, Taavi K, Tae, Hyun Seop, Schneekloth, Ashley R, Stulberg, Michael J, Corson, Timothy W, Sundberg, Thomas B, Raina, Kanak, Holley, Scott A +1 more·2011·Nature Chemical Biology

Abstract

The ability to regulate any protein of interest in living systems with small molecules remains a challenge. We hypothesized that appending a hydrophobic moiety to the surface of a protein would mimic the partially denatured state of the protein, thus engaging the cellular quality control machinery to induce its proteasomal degradation. We designed and synthesized bifunctional small molecules to bind a bacterial dehalogenase (the HaloTag protein) and present a hydrophobic group on its surface. Hydrophobic tagging of the HaloTag protein with an adamantyl moiety induced the degradation of cytosolic, isoprenylated and transmembrane HaloTag fusion proteins in cell culture. We demonstrated the in vivo utility of hydrophobic tagging by degrading proteins expressed in zebrafish embryos and by inhibiting Hras1(G12V)-driven tumor progression in mice. Therefore, hydrophobic tagging of HaloTag fusion proteins affords small-molecule control over any protein of interest, making it an ideal system for validating potential drug targets in disease models.

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  • Nabet and colleagues developed the dTag system that uses PROTACs composed of a CRBN or VHL ligand, a linker and an AP1867 derivative.

    “In addition, Nabet and colleagues200,201 have developed the dTag system that uses PROTACs composed of a CRBN or VHL ligand, a linker and an AP1867 derivative.”
  • AP1867-derivative PROTACs can mediate selective degradation of heterologous FKBP12F36V-tagged proteins, enforcing rapid and potent depletion in vitro and in vivo.

    “Accordingly, AP1867-derivative PROTACs can mediate the selective degradation of heterologous FKBP12F36V-tagged proteins, enforcing rapid and potent depletion in vitro and in vivo200,201.”
  • HALO-tagged fusions of transmembrane proteins with differing amounts of membrane spanning helices could be degraded by the HyT system.

    “Remarkably, HALO-tagged fusions of transmembrane proteins with differing amounts of membrane spanning helices could be degraded by this system as well [56].”

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  • Molecular chaperones Hsp70 and Hsp90 can recruit the co-chaperone E3 ligase CHIP, leading to ubiquitination and degradation of chaperone-bound client proteins.

    “However, molecular chaperones Hsp70 and Hsp90 can also recruit the co-chaperone E3 ligase CHIP (C-terminus of Hsp70 interacting protein), which leads to ubiquitination and degradation of the chaperone-bound client proteins [56–59].”

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Neklesa, T. K., Tae, H. S., Schneekloth, A. R., Stulberg, M. J., Corson, T. W., Sundberg, T. B., Raina, K., Holley, S. A., & Crews, C. M.
Affiliations
Yale University (US)
Corresponding author
Crews, Craig M
Venue
Nature Chemical Biology
Published
2011-07-03
Volume
7
Issue
8
Pages
538-543
ISSN
  • 1552-4450 (ISSN-L)
  • 1552-4469
OpenAlex
W1982166691
Cited by
429
References
43
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FWCI
5.33
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Nature Chemical Biology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • IUScholarWorks (Indiana University) (submittedVersion)
  • Purdue University Indianapolis (Indiana University) (submittedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (R01AI084140)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Protein Degradation and Inhibitors
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Chemical Synthesis and Analysis
Keywords
HaloTag, protein degradation, dehalogenase, adamantane, bifunctional small molecules, proteasomal degradation, transmembrane proteins, protein quality control, HRAS G12V, tumor progression, zebrafish, drug target validation
MeSH terms
Animals, Cell Line, Fluorescent Dyes, Humans, Luminescent Proteins, Recombinant Proteins, Sensitivity and Specificity, Staining and Labeling, Zebrafish, Biosensing Techniques, Molecular Structure, Mice, Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions

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