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SLS News: Dundee and Boehringer Ingelheim scientists degrade undruggable cancer targets SMARCA2/4
UoD PR: Boehringer Ingelheim and University of Dundee highlight successful PROTAC drug discovery program
BI PR: Boehringer Ingelheim and University of Dundee Highlight Successful PROTAC Drug Discovery Program and Extend Their Ongoing Anti-Cancer Alliance
GenEngNews: PROTACs Developed with U. of Dundee Boost Boehringer Ingelheim’s Cancer Pipeline
PharmaTimes: Boehringer, Uni of Dundee extend anti-cancer alliance
We are proud to release the 3rd PROTAC degrader for free on opnMe: SMARCA2/4 specific protein degrader ACBI1 to study the BAF chromatin remodeling complexes

Dundee and Boehringer Ingelheim scientists degrade undruggable cancer targets SMARCA2/4

  • Graphical Abstract
  • Fig. 1: Rational design and evaluation of a partial degrader of SMARCA2 and SMARCA4, PROTAC 1.
  • Fig. 2: Ternary co-crystal structure of SMARCA2BD:PROTAC 1:VCB.
  • Fig. 3: Ternary co-crystal structure of SMARCA2BD:PROTAC 2:VCB and biophysical data validate a rational design strategy.
  • Fig. 4: ACBI1 is a potent and selective degrader of SMARCA2, SMARCA4 and PBRM1.
  • Fig. 5: Effects on the proliferation and apoptosis of cancer cells in the presence of ACBI1.

Read the article Open Access as SharedIt version here

Fantastic job Will, Manfred and team!

Researchers can now access the SMARCA2/4 degrader ACBI1 for their own research - order the molecule completely free of charge from OpnMe.

Prof Alessio Ciulli
Professor of Chemical and Structural Biology
School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee
Division of Biological Chemistry & Drug Discovery
1 James Lindsay Place
Dundee
DD1 5JJ
United Kingdom

E-mail: a.ciulli@dundee.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)1382 386230
Fax: +44 (0)1382 386373

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