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ReviewPharmaceutics2025

Recent Advances in the Development of Pro-PROTAC for Selective Protein Degradation.

Fady Hakem, Ahmad Abdelwaly, Reem Alshaman, Abdullah Alattar, Fawaz E Alanazi, Sawsan A Zaitone, Mohamed A Helal

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Review in Pharmaceutics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Fady HakemBiomedical Sciences Program, University of Science and Technology, Zewail City of Science and Technology, Giza 12587, Egypt.ORCID 0009-0007-7971-7264
Ahmad AbdelwalyInstitute for Computational Molecular Science, Department of Chemistry, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9935-708X
Reem AlshamanDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Tabuk, Tabuk 47512, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-0576-9188
Abdullah AlattarDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Tabuk, Tabuk 47512, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-4909-7723
Fawaz E AlanaziDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Tabuk, Tabuk 47512, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-8353-2066
Sawsan A ZaitoneDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Tabuk, Tabuk 47512, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-9688-7683
Mohamed A HelalBiomedical Sciences Program, University of Science and Technology, Zewail City of Science and Technology, Giza 12587, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-6304-8285

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

PROTACs are trimeric small molecules consisting of a specific modulator of the target protein connected to a ligase-recruiting ligand via a suitably flexible linker. Ligase-recruiting ligands deliver ubiquitin ligases like E3 ligase to the Protein of Interest (POI). The vicinity of the POI-PROTAC-E3 ternary complex enables the E3 ligase to ubiquitinate the surface lysine residues of the POI. The Ubiquitin-Proteasome System (UPS) then degrades the POI. However, despite the considerable advances in the design of PROTACs targeting several types of enzymes and receptors, this strategy is still facing the challenges of precision target delivery and duration of action. In this review, we highlight the recent approaches for the development of PROTAC prodrugs or pro-PROTAC to control the delivery of PROTACs and achieve the required on-target exposure. This strategy may facilitate the application of the PROTAC technology and expand its clinical benefits.

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degradationopto-PROTACsPROTACproteasomethalidomideubiquitin

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PMID41012497
PMCPMC12473374

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