Abstract
While there are hundreds of predicted E3 ligases, characterizing their applications for targeted protein degradation has proved challenging. Here, we report a chemical biology approach to evaluate the ability of modified recombinant E3 ligase components to support neo-substrate degradation. Bypassing the need for specific E3 ligase binders, we use maleimide-thiol chemistry for covalent functionalization followed by E3 electroporation (COFFEE) in live cells. We demonstrate that electroporated recombinant von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) protein, covalently functionalized at its ligandable cysteine with JQ1 or dasatinib, induces degradation of BRD4 or tyrosine kinases, respectively. Furthermore, by applying COFFEE to SPSB2, a Cullin-RING ligase 5 receptor, as well as to SKP1, the adaptor protein for Cullin-RING ligase 1F box (SCF) complexes, we validate this method as a powerful approach to define the activity of previously uncharacterized ubiquitin ligase components, and provide further evidence that not only E3 ligase receptors but also adaptors can be directly hijacked for neo-substrate degradation.
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