Toolkit/pc-PROTAC1

pc-PROTAC1

Construct Pattern·Research·Since 2019

Taxonomy: Mechanism Branch / Architecture. Workflows sit above the mechanism and technique branches rather than replacing them.

Summary

pc-PROTAC1 is a photocaged PROTAC construct designed for light-dependent targeted protein degradation in live cells. In the cited study, it exhibited potent degradation activity only after light irradiation, establishing a light-activated degradation strategy.

Usefulness & Problems

Why this is useful

pc-PROTAC1 is useful as a chemical tool for imposing optical control over PROTAC-mediated protein degradation in live cells. The cited work supports its value for experiments requiring degradation activity to be switched on by light rather than being constitutively active.

Source:

Here we present a type of photo-caged PROTACs (pc-PROTACs) to induce degradation activity with light.

Problem solved

pc-PROTAC1 addresses the problem of how to trigger PROTAC-induced protein degradation conditionally with light. The cited study presents it as part of a general strategy for inducing protein degradation with light.

Problem links

Need conditional protein clearance

Derived

pc-PROTAC1 is a photocaged PROTAC construct designed for light-dependent targeted protein degradation in live cells. In the cited study, it exhibited potent degradation activity only after light irradiation, establishing a light-activated degradation strategy.

Need precise spatiotemporal control with light input

Derived

pc-PROTAC1 is a photocaged PROTAC construct designed for light-dependent targeted protein degradation in live cells. In the cited study, it exhibited potent degradation activity only after light irradiation, establishing a light-activated degradation strategy.

Taxonomy & Function

Primary hierarchy

Mechanism Branch

Architecture: A reusable architecture pattern for arranging parts into an engineered system.

Techniques

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Target processes

degradation

Input: Light

Implementation Constraints

cofactor dependency: cofactor requirement unknownencoding mode: genetically encodedimplementation constraint: context specific validationimplementation constraint: spectral hardware requirementoperating role: regulator

Implementation requires a photocaged PROTAC construct and light irradiation to activate degradation in live cells. The available evidence does not report construct composition, delivery conditions, illumination parameters, or other practical protocol details.

The supplied evidence does not specify the degraded target protein, photocaging group, irradiation wavelength, kinetics, reversibility, or quantitative degradation efficiency. Independent replication and validation beyond the cited study are not provided in the available evidence.

Validation

Cell-freeBacteriaMammalianMouseHumanTherapeuticIndep. Replication

Supporting Sources

Ranked Claims

Claim 1capabilitysupports2019Source 1needs review

Photo-caged PROTACs can induce protein degradation activity with light.

Here we present a type of photo-caged PROTACs (pc-PROTACs) to induce degradation activity with light.
Claim 2capabilitysupports2019Source 1needs review

Photo-caged PROTACs can induce protein degradation activity with light.

Here we present a type of photo-caged PROTACs (pc-PROTACs) to induce degradation activity with light.
Claim 3capabilitysupports2019Source 1needs review

Photo-caged PROTACs can induce protein degradation activity with light.

Here we present a type of photo-caged PROTACs (pc-PROTACs) to induce degradation activity with light.
Claim 4capabilitysupports2019Source 1needs review

Photo-caged PROTACs can induce protein degradation activity with light.

Here we present a type of photo-caged PROTACs (pc-PROTACs) to induce degradation activity with light.
Claim 5capabilitysupports2019Source 1needs review

Photo-caged PROTACs can induce protein degradation activity with light.

Here we present a type of photo-caged PROTACs (pc-PROTACs) to induce degradation activity with light.
Claim 6capabilitysupports2019Source 1needs review

Photo-caged PROTACs can induce protein degradation activity with light.

Here we present a type of photo-caged PROTACs (pc-PROTACs) to induce degradation activity with light.
Claim 7capabilitysupports2019Source 1needs review

Photo-caged PROTACs can induce protein degradation activity with light.

Here we present a type of photo-caged PROTACs (pc-PROTACs) to induce degradation activity with light.
Claim 8conditional activitysupports2019Source 1needs review

pc-PROTAC1 showed potent degradation activity in live cells only after light irradiation.

the resulting molecule pc-PROTAC1 showed potent degradation activity in live cells only after light irradiation
Claim 9conditional activitysupports2019Source 1needs review

pc-PROTAC1 showed potent degradation activity in live cells only after light irradiation.

the resulting molecule pc-PROTAC1 showed potent degradation activity in live cells only after light irradiation
Claim 10conditional activitysupports2019Source 1needs review

pc-PROTAC1 showed potent degradation activity in live cells only after light irradiation.

the resulting molecule pc-PROTAC1 showed potent degradation activity in live cells only after light irradiation
Claim 11conditional activitysupports2019Source 1needs review

pc-PROTAC1 showed potent degradation activity in live cells only after light irradiation.

the resulting molecule pc-PROTAC1 showed potent degradation activity in live cells only after light irradiation
Claim 12conditional activitysupports2019Source 1needs review

pc-PROTAC1 showed potent degradation activity in live cells only after light irradiation.

the resulting molecule pc-PROTAC1 showed potent degradation activity in live cells only after light irradiation
Claim 13conditional activitysupports2019Source 1needs review

pc-PROTAC1 showed potent degradation activity in live cells only after light irradiation.

the resulting molecule pc-PROTAC1 showed potent degradation activity in live cells only after light irradiation
Claim 14conditional activitysupports2019Source 1needs review

pc-PROTAC1 showed potent degradation activity in live cells only after light irradiation.

the resulting molecule pc-PROTAC1 showed potent degradation activity in live cells only after light irradiation
Claim 15generalizabilitysupports2019Source 1needs review

The photocaged PROTAC approach was successfully applied to construct pc-PROTAC3 of BTK.

this approach was successfully applied to construct pc-PROTAC3 of BTK
Claim 16generalizabilitysupports2019Source 1needs review

The photocaged PROTAC approach was successfully applied to construct pc-PROTAC3 of BTK.

this approach was successfully applied to construct pc-PROTAC3 of BTK
Claim 17generalizabilitysupports2019Source 1needs review

The photocaged PROTAC approach was successfully applied to construct pc-PROTAC3 of BTK.

this approach was successfully applied to construct pc-PROTAC3 of BTK
Claim 18generalizabilitysupports2019Source 1needs review

The photocaged PROTAC approach was successfully applied to construct pc-PROTAC3 of BTK.

this approach was successfully applied to construct pc-PROTAC3 of BTK
Claim 19generalizabilitysupports2019Source 1needs review

The photocaged PROTAC approach was successfully applied to construct pc-PROTAC3 of BTK.

this approach was successfully applied to construct pc-PROTAC3 of BTK
Claim 20generalizabilitysupports2019Source 1needs review

The photocaged PROTAC approach was successfully applied to construct pc-PROTAC3 of BTK.

this approach was successfully applied to construct pc-PROTAC3 of BTK
Claim 21generalizabilitysupports2019Source 1needs review

The photocaged PROTAC approach was successfully applied to construct pc-PROTAC3 of BTK.

this approach was successfully applied to construct pc-PROTAC3 of BTK
Claim 22general strategysupports2019Source 1needs review

A general strategy to induce protein degradation with light was established.

Thus, a general strategy to induce protein degradation with light was established
Claim 23general strategysupports2019Source 1needs review

A general strategy to induce protein degradation with light was established.

Thus, a general strategy to induce protein degradation with light was established
Claim 24general strategysupports2019Source 1needs review

A general strategy to induce protein degradation with light was established.

Thus, a general strategy to induce protein degradation with light was established
Claim 25general strategysupports2019Source 1needs review

A general strategy to induce protein degradation with light was established.

Thus, a general strategy to induce protein degradation with light was established
Claim 26general strategysupports2019Source 1needs review

A general strategy to induce protein degradation with light was established.

Thus, a general strategy to induce protein degradation with light was established
Claim 27general strategysupports2019Source 1needs review

A general strategy to induce protein degradation with light was established.

Thus, a general strategy to induce protein degradation with light was established
Claim 28general strategysupports2019Source 1needs review

A general strategy to induce protein degradation with light was established.

Thus, a general strategy to induce protein degradation with light was established
Claim 29targeted degradationsupports2019Source 1needs review

pc-PROTAC1 efficiently degraded Brd4 and induced expected phenotypic changes in zebrafish.

this molecule efficiently degraded Brd4 and induced expected phenotypic changes in zebrafish
Claim 30targeted degradationsupports2019Source 1needs review

pc-PROTAC1 efficiently degraded Brd4 and induced expected phenotypic changes in zebrafish.

this molecule efficiently degraded Brd4 and induced expected phenotypic changes in zebrafish
Claim 31targeted degradationsupports2019Source 1needs review

pc-PROTAC1 efficiently degraded Brd4 and induced expected phenotypic changes in zebrafish.

this molecule efficiently degraded Brd4 and induced expected phenotypic changes in zebrafish
Claim 32targeted degradationsupports2019Source 1needs review

pc-PROTAC1 efficiently degraded Brd4 and induced expected phenotypic changes in zebrafish.

this molecule efficiently degraded Brd4 and induced expected phenotypic changes in zebrafish
Claim 33targeted degradationsupports2019Source 1needs review

pc-PROTAC1 efficiently degraded Brd4 and induced expected phenotypic changes in zebrafish.

this molecule efficiently degraded Brd4 and induced expected phenotypic changes in zebrafish
Claim 34targeted degradationsupports2019Source 1needs review

pc-PROTAC1 efficiently degraded Brd4 and induced expected phenotypic changes in zebrafish.

this molecule efficiently degraded Brd4 and induced expected phenotypic changes in zebrafish
Claim 35targeted degradationsupports2019Source 1needs review

pc-PROTAC1 efficiently degraded Brd4 and induced expected phenotypic changes in zebrafish.

this molecule efficiently degraded Brd4 and induced expected phenotypic changes in zebrafish

Approval Evidence

1 source2 linked approval claimsfirst-pass slug pc-protac1
the resulting molecule pc-PROTAC1 showed potent degradation activity in live cells only after light irradiation

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conditional activitysupports

pc-PROTAC1 showed potent degradation activity in live cells only after light irradiation.

the resulting molecule pc-PROTAC1 showed potent degradation activity in live cells only after light irradiation

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targeted degradationsupports

pc-PROTAC1 efficiently degraded Brd4 and induced expected phenotypic changes in zebrafish.

this molecule efficiently degraded Brd4 and induced expected phenotypic changes in zebrafish

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Comparisons

Source-backed strengths

The key demonstrated strength is potent degradation activity in live cells after light irradiation. The evidence also supports that the inactive-to-active transition is light dependent, consistent with successful photocaging of PROTAC function.

Compared with GFP-CRY2

pc-PROTAC1 and GFP-CRY2 address a similar problem space because they share degradation.

Shared frame: same top-level item type; shared target processes: degradation; shared mechanisms: degradation; same primary input modality: light

Compared with lyso-ArchT

pc-PROTAC1 and lyso-ArchT address a similar problem space because they share degradation.

Shared frame: same top-level item type; shared target processes: degradation; shared mechanisms: degradation; same primary input modality: light

Compared with lyso-ChR2

pc-PROTAC1 and lyso-ChR2 address a similar problem space because they share degradation.

Shared frame: same top-level item type; shared target processes: degradation; shared mechanisms: degradation; same primary input modality: light

Ranked Citations

  1. 1.
    StructuralSource 1Journal of the American Chemical Society2019Claim 1Claim 2Claim 3

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