{"id":3866,"date":"2017-01-20T14:06:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-20T14:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/?p=3866"},"modified":"2026-01-28T09:34:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T09:34:46","slug":"relationships-leading-to-the-potent-vhl-inhibitor-vh298","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/2017\/01\/20\/relationships-leading-to-the-potent-vhl-inhibitor-vh298\/","title":{"rendered":"Relationships leading to the potent VHL inhibitor VH298"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The article will be part of the journal Special Issue on \u201cInducing Protein Degradation as a New Therapeutic Strategy\u201d, edited by Prof. Craig Crews and Prof. Shameng Wang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/full\/10.1021\/acs.jmedchem.7b00675\">Read our article Open Access<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-4 is-cropped brgr gallery wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" data-id=\"3878\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/vh298-blue.png\" alt=\"Crystal structure of VH298 bound to VHL\" class=\"wp-image-3878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/vh298-blue.png 600w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/vh298-blue-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Crystal structure of VH298 bound to VHL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"447\" data-id=\"3879\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/ToC-graphics-01-1024x447.jpg\" alt=\"Table of content graphics\" class=\"wp-image-3879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/ToC-graphics-01-1024x447.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/ToC-graphics-01-300x131.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/ToC-graphics-01-768x336.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/ToC-graphics-01-1536x671.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/ToC-graphics-01-2048x895.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Table of content graphics<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"943\" height=\"884\" data-id=\"3877\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0001.jpeg\" alt=\"Figure 1. Initial optimization strategy\" class=\"wp-image-3877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0001.jpeg 943w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0001-300x281.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0001-768x720.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 943px) 100vw, 943px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Figure 1. Initial optimization strategy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1834\" height=\"1003\" data-id=\"3876\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0002.jpeg\" alt=\"Figure 2. Biophysical characterization of inhibitor 10 binding to VBC.\" class=\"wp-image-3876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0002.jpeg 1834w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0002-300x164.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0002-1024x560.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0002-768x420.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0002-1536x840.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1834px) 100vw, 1834px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Figure 2. Biophysical characterization of inhibitor 10 binding to VBC.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"816\" data-id=\"3875\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0003-1024x816.jpeg\" alt=\"Figure 3. Co-crystal structures of first-series inhibitors\" class=\"wp-image-3875\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0003-1024x816.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0003-300x239.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0003-768x612.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0003-1536x1223.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0003.jpeg 1887w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Figure 3. Co-crystal structures of first-series inhibitors<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"989\" data-id=\"3874\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0004-1024x989.jpeg\" alt=\"Figure 4. Cellular activity and toxicity of 10\" class=\"wp-image-3874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0004-1024x989.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0004-300x290.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0004-768x741.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0004-1536x1483.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0004.jpeg 1648w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Figure 4. Cellular activity and toxicity of 10<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"989\" height=\"955\" data-id=\"3873\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0005.jpeg\" alt=\"Figure 5. Second series optimization strategy.\" class=\"wp-image-3873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0005.jpeg 989w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0005-300x290.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0005-768x742.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 989px) 100vw, 989px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Figure 5. Second series optimization strategy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"3872\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0006-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"Figure 6. Inhibitor 15 is not cytotoxic.\" class=\"wp-image-3872\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0006-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0006-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0006-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0006-1536x863.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0006.jpeg 1898w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Figure 6. Inhibitor 15 is not cytotoxic.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"786\" data-id=\"3871\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0007-1024x786.jpeg\" alt=\"Figure 7. Co-crystal structures of second-series inhibitors\" class=\"wp-image-3871\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0007-1024x786.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0007-300x230.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0007-768x589.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0007-1536x1179.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0007.jpeg 2024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Figure 7. Co-crystal structures of second-series inhibitors<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"571\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"3870\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0008-571x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Figure 8. Correlations between cellular activity and physicochemical parameters in vitro\" class=\"wp-image-3870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0008-571x1024.jpeg 571w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0008-167x300.jpeg 167w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0008-768x1376.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0008-857x1536.jpeg 857w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0008.jpeg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 571px) 100vw, 571px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Figure 8. Correlations between cellular activity and physicochemical parameters in vitro<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"975\" height=\"642\" data-id=\"3880\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0009.jpeg\" alt=\"Figure 9. Activity in cells vs half-life dissociation from VBC protein complex.\" class=\"wp-image-3880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0009.jpeg 975w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0009-300x198.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0009-768x506.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 975px) 100vw, 975px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Figure 9. Activity in cells vs half-life dissociation from VBC protein complex.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"979\" data-id=\"3869\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0010-1024x979.jpeg\" alt=\"Scheme 1\" class=\"wp-image-3869\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0010-1024x979.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0010-300x287.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0010-768x734.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0010-1536x1468.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0010-2048x1958.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Scheme 1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"496\" data-id=\"3868\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0011-1024x496.jpeg\" alt=\"Scheme 2\" class=\"wp-image-3868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0011-1024x496.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0011-300x145.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0011-768x372.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0011-1536x744.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0011-2048x991.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Scheme 2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"204\" data-id=\"3867\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0012-1024x204.jpeg\" alt=\"Scheme 3\" class=\"wp-image-3867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0012-1024x204.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0012-300x60.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0012-768x153.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0012-1536x305.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/jm-2017-00675x_0012-2048x407.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Scheme 3<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The article will be part of the journal Special Issue on \u201cInducing Protein Degradation as a New Therapeutic Strategy\u201d, edited by Prof. Craig Crews and Prof. Shameng Wang. 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