Tommaso Bono
Computational design of novel PROTAC structures targeting the KRAS pathway.
Rel. Jacek Adam Tuszynski, Marco Agostino Deriu. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Biomedical Engineering, 2022
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Abstract
In healthy cells, KRAS is an on/off switch that regulates cell growth by binding GTP, which is then converted to GDP. KRAS can, however, become fixed in the "on" position when the gene is mutated, resulting in uncontrolled cell growth. Although mutant KRAS has been extensively studied and is prevalent in cancer, it remains a challenging therapeutic target due to the lack of traditional druggable pockets on its surface. Recent discoveries of potent covalent inhibitors of the KRASG12C mutant have sparked new interest in small molecules targeting KRAS. It is in this context that Proteolysis TArgeting Chimeras (PROTACs) a new and promising method for drug discovery presents itself as one possible solution.
This bifunctional molecule forms a ternary complex with a protein of interest (POI) and an E3 ligase, allowing the E3 ligase to ubiquitinate the POI at its proximal lysine residues
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