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The PROTACtable genome

Schneider, Melanie, Radoux, Chris J., Hercules, Andrew, Ochoa, David, Dunham, Ian, Zalmas, Lykourgos-Panagiotis, Hessler, Gerhard, Ruf, Sven +7 more·2021·Nature Reviews Drug Discovery

Abstract

Proteolysis-targeting chimeras (PROTACs) are an emerging drug modality that may offer new opportunities to circumvent some of the limitations associated with traditional small-molecule therapeutics. By analogy with the concept of the 'druggable genome', the question arises as to which potential drug targets might PROTAC-mediated protein degradation be most applicable. Here, we present a systematic approach to the assessment of the PROTAC tractability (PROTACtability) of protein targets using a series of criteria based on data and information from a diverse range of relevant publicly available resources. Our approach could support decision-making on whether or not a particular target may be amenable to modulation using a PROTAC. Using our approach, we identified 1,067 proteins of the human proteome that have not yet been described in the literature as PROTAC targets that offer potential opportunities for future PROTAC-based efforts.

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  • Methods to assess the PROTACtability of POIs have been suggested, prioritizing over a thousand proteins with potential for becoming PROTAC targets.

    “For example, methods to assess the PROTACtability of POIs have been suggested,245 prioritizing over a thousand proteins with potential for becoming PROTAC targets.”
  • Schneider et al. based their analysis on availability of a small-molecule binder, endogenous ubiquitylation status, and target protein half-life.

    “They based their analysis on several aspects of protein degradation mentioned here, such as availability of a small-molecule binder against the target, information on the endogenous ubiquitylation status of the target and target protein half-life.”

    From PROTAC targeted protein degraders: the past is prologue (2022) · cites this paper as [70]

  • Schneider et al. provided the first systematic assessment of drug targets according to their ability to be degraded by PROTAC molecules.

    “Schneider et al.70 have provided the first systematic assessment of drug targets according to their ability to be degraded by PROTAC molecules.”

    From PROTAC targeted protein degraders: the past is prologue (2022) · cites this paper as [70]

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Schneider, M., Radoux, C. J., Hercules, A., Ochoa, D., Dunham, I., Zalmas, L.-P., Hessler, G., Ruf, S., Shanmugasundaram, V., Hann, M. M., Thomas, P. J., Queisser, M. A., Benowitz, A. B., Brown, K., & Leach, A. R.
Affiliations
  • European Bioinformatics Institute (GB)
  • Wellcome Sanger Institute (GB)
  • Sanofi (Germany) (DE)
  • Bristol-Myers Squibb (United States) (US)
  • GlaxoSmithKline (United Kingdom) (GB)
  • Agenus (United States) (US)
Corresponding author
Leach, Andrew R.
Venue
Nature Reviews Drug Discovery
Published
2021-07-20
Volume
20
Issue
10
Pages
789-797
ISSN
  • 1474-1776 (ISSN-L)
  • 1474-1784
OpenAlex
W3186493235
Cited by
273
References
89
Citations by year
2026: 35 · 2025: 57 · 2024: 59 · 2023: 38 · 2022: 77 · 2021: 7
FWCI
4.93
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Nature Reviews Drug Discovery (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Protein Degradation and Inhibitors
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computational Theory and Mathematics › Computational Drug Discovery Methods
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Chemical Synthesis and Analysis
Keywords
PROTACs, targeted protein degradation, druggable genome, protein targets, human proteome
MeSH terms
Animals, Humans, Research Design, Drug Design, Genome, Small Molecule Libraries

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