Light-mediated multi-target protein degradation using arylazopyrazole photoswitchable PROTACs (AP-PROTACs)

Chem Commun (Camb). 2022 Sep 29;58(78):10933-10936. doi: 10.1039/d2cc03092f.

Abstract

Light-activable spatiotemporal control of PROTAC-induced protein degradation was achieved with novel arylazopyrazole photoswitchable PROTACs (AP-PROTACs). The use of a promiscuous kinase inhibitor in the design enables this unique photoswitchable PROTAC to selectively degrade four protein kinases together with on/off optical control using different wavelengths of light.

MeSH terms

  • Light*
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / chemistry
  • Protein Kinases / metabolism
  • Proteolysis
  • Pyrazoles / chemistry
  • Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases* / metabolism

Substances

  • Protein Kinases
  • Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases
  • Pyrazoles
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors