Title:Emerging Role of the Ubiquitin-proteasome System as Drug Targets
Volume: 19
Issue: 18
Author(s): Gozde Kar, Ozlem Keskin, Franca Fraternali and Attila Gursoy
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Keywords:
Ubiquitin-proteosome system, disease, drug design.
Abstract: The ubiquitin-proteosome system (UPS) regulates a wide range of cellular processes including protein degradation, DNA repair,
transcription regulation, and cell signaling. Alterations and mutations in UPS components give rise to various human diseases, most
prominently cancer and neurodegenerative disorders. Here, we review recent advances in UPS-based drug discovery highlighting the
emerging relationships between the UPS and disease and discuss potential future therapeutic interventions. In particular, we focus on recent
structural approaches in UPS and explain how the knowledge of protein structural details can guide the design of specifically targeted
inhibitors.