Abstract
Target validation is key to the development of protein degrading molecules such as proteolysis-targeting chimeras (PROTACs) to identify cellular proteins amenable for induced degradation by the ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS). Previously the HaloPROTAC system was developed to screen targets of PROTACs by linking the chlorohexyl group with the ligands of E3 ubiquitin ligases VHL and cIAP1 to recruit target proteins fused to the HaloTag for E3-catalyzed ubiquitination. Reported here are HaloPROTACs that engage the cereblon (CRBN) E3 to ubiquitinate and degrade HaloTagged proteins. A focused library of CRBN-pairing HaloPROTACs was synthesized and screened to identify efficient degraders of EGFP-HaloTag fusion with higher activities than VHL-engaging HaloPROTACs at sub-micromolar concentrations of the compound. The CRBN-engaging HaloPROTACs broadens the scope of the E3 ubiquitin ligases that can be utilized to screen suitable targets for induced protein degradation in the cell.
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