Title:Peptide-based PROTACs: Current Challenges and Future
Perspectives
Volume: 31
Issue: 2
关键词:
基于肽的PROTAC,靶向蛋白质降解,药物递送,不可成药蛋白质,E3泛素,突变蛋白
摘要: Proteolysis-targeting chimeras (PROTACs) are an attractive means to target
previously undruggable or drug-resistant mutant proteins. While small molecule-based
PROTACs are stable and can cross cell membranes, there is limited availability of suitable
small molecule warheads capable of recruiting proteins to an E3 ubiquitin ligase for
degradation. With advances in structural biology and in silico protein structure prediction,
it is now becoming easier to define highly selective peptides suitable for PROTAC
design. As a result, peptide-based PROTACs are becoming a feasible proposition for targeting
previously “undruggable” proteins not amenable to small molecule inhibition. In
this review, we summarize recent progress in the design and application of peptide-based
PROTACs as well as several practical approaches for obtaining candidate peptides for
PROTACs. We also discuss the major hurdles preventing the translation of peptide-based
PROTACs from bench to bedside, such as their delivery and bioavailability, with the aim
of stimulating discussion about how best to accelerate the clinical development of peptide-
based PROTACs in the near future.