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Small-molecule displacement of a cryptic degron causes conditional protein degradation.


ABSTRACT: The ability to rapidly regulate the functions of specific proteins in living cells is a valuable tool for biological research. Here we describe a new technique by which the degradation of a specific protein is induced by a small molecule. A protein of interest is fused to a ligand-induced degradation (LID) domain, resulting in the expression of a stable and functional fusion protein. The LID domain is comprised of the FK506- and rapamycin-binding protein (FKBP) and a 19-amino-acid degron fused to the C terminus of FKBP. In the absence of the small molecule Shield-1, the degron is bound to the FKBP fusion protein and the protein is stable. When present, Shield-1 binds tightly to FKBP, displacing the degron and inducing rapid and processive degradation of the LID domain and any fused partner protein. Structure-function studies of the 19-residue peptide showed that a 4-amino-acid sequence within the peptide is responsible for degradation.

SUBMITTER: Bonger KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3139708 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Small-molecule displacement of a cryptic degron causes conditional protein degradation.

Bonger Kimberly M KM   Chen Ling-chun LC   Liu Corey W CW   Wandless Thomas J TJ  

Nature chemical biology 20110703 8


The ability to rapidly regulate the functions of specific proteins in living cells is a valuable tool for biological research. Here we describe a new technique by which the degradation of a specific protein is induced by a small molecule. A protein of interest is fused to a ligand-induced degradation (LID) domain, resulting in the expression of a stable and functional fusion protein. The LID domain is comprised of the FK506- and rapamycin-binding protein (FKBP) and a 19-amino-acid degron fused t  ...[more]

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