{"id":3890,"date":"2017-01-20T14:39:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-20T14:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/?p=3890"},"modified":"2026-01-28T09:48:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T09:48:05","slug":"our-paper-studying-the-effect-of-linking-on-the-mechanism-of-action-of-bet-degraders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/2017\/01\/20\/our-paper-studying-the-effect-of-linking-on-the-mechanism-of-action-of-bet-degraders\/","title":{"rendered":"Our paper studying the effect of linking on the mechanism of action of BET degraders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/10.1021\/acs.jmedchem.6b01912\">Read our paper open access<\/a>&nbsp;here. The article will be published as part of the&nbsp;a Special Issue on \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/full\/10.1021\/acs.jmedchem.6b00735\">Inducing Protein Degradation as a Therapeutic Strategy<\/a>\u201c.<\/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-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"371\" data-id=\"3893\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/TOC_0-1024x371.png\" alt=\"ToC Graphics\" class=\"wp-image-3893\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/TOC_0-1024x371.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/TOC_0-300x109.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/TOC_0-768x278.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/TOC_0-1536x556.png 1536w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/TOC_0-2048x742.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">ToC Graphics<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"449\" height=\"342\" data-id=\"3892\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/Chart1.jpg\" alt=\"Chart 1. Chemical Structures of Ligands for VHL (1) and CRBN (2) and BET Inhibitors 3 (JQ1) and 4 (I- BET726)\" class=\"wp-image-3892\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/Chart1.jpg 449w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/Chart1-300x229.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Chart 1. Chemical Structures of Ligands for VHL (1) and CRBN (2) and BET Inhibitors 3 (JQ1) and 4 (I- BET726)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"608\" height=\"717\" data-id=\"3899\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/Chart2.jpg\" alt=\"Chart 2. Chemical Structures of VHL-Targeting PROTACs Based on 4 and 3 Used in This Study and Chemical Structure of CRBN-Targeting PROTAC 11 (ARV-825)\" class=\"wp-image-3899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/Chart2.jpg 608w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/Chart2-254x300.jpg 254w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Chart 2. Chemical Structures of VHL-Targeting PROTACs Based on 4 and 3 Used in This Study and Chemical Structure of CRBN-Targeting PROTAC 11 (ARV-825)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"867\" height=\"980\" data-id=\"3898\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/Figure1_3.jpg\" alt=\"Figure 1. Co-crystal structures to guide PROTAC linking design\" class=\"wp-image-3898\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/Figure1_3.jpg 867w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/Figure1_3-265x300.jpg 265w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/Figure1_3-768x868.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 867px) 100vw, 867px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Figure 1. Co-crystal structures to guide PROTAC linking design<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-id=\"3895\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/Figure2_2-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Figure 2. Protein degradation profile of VHL-based BET degraders\" class=\"wp-image-3895\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/Figure2_2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/Figure2_2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/Figure2_2-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/Figure2_2-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/Figure2_2.jpg 1836w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Figure 2. Protein degradation profile of VHL-based BET degraders<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"504\" data-id=\"3897\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/Figure3_2-1024x504.jpg\" alt=\"Figure 3. Measuring cooperativities of ternary complex formation by ITC\" class=\"wp-image-3897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/Figure3_2-1024x504.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/Figure3_2-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/Figure3_2-768x378.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/Figure3_2-1536x757.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/Figure3_2.jpg 1902w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Figure 3. Measuring cooperativities of ternary complex formation by ITC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"779\" data-id=\"3894\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/Figure4_2-1024x779.jpg\" alt=\"Figure 4. Antiproliferative and Myc-suppression activity of BET degraders and inhibitors\" class=\"wp-image-3894\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/Figure4_2-1024x779.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/Figure4_2-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/Figure4_2-768x584.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/Figure4_2-1536x1168.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/Figure4_2-2048x1557.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Figure 4. Antiproliferative and Myc-suppression activity of BET degraders and inhibitors<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"690\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"3896\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/Figure5_1-690x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Figure 5. PROTACs\u2019 SAR correlation plots.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-3896\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/Figure5_1-690x1024.jpg 690w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/Figure5_1-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/Figure5_1-768x1139.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/Figure5_1.jpg 836w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Figure 5. PROTACs\u2019 SAR correlation plots.&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"634\" height=\"265\" data-id=\"3891\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/acsjmedchem6b00735-proteinDegradation.jpg\" alt=\"J. Med. Chem. Special Issue on &quot;Inducing Protein Degradation as a Therapeutic Strategy\" class=\"wp-image-3891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/acsjmedchem6b00735-proteinDegradation.jpg 634w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/2025\/01\/acsjmedchem6b00735-proteinDegradation-300x125.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">J. Med. Chem. Special Issue on &#8220;Inducing Protein Degradation as a Therapeutic Strategy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Read our paper open access&nbsp;here. The article will be published as part of the&nbsp;a Special Issue on \u201cInducing Protein Degradation as a Therapeutic Strategy\u201c.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3890","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-19"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3890","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3890"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3890\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4951,"href":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3890\/revisions\/4951"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3890"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3890"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3890"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}