Skip to main content

and
  1. Article

    Open Access

    Proteolysis targeting chimeras (PROTACs) are emerging therapeutics for hematologic malignancies

    Proteolysis targeting chimeras (PROTACs) are heterobifunctional small molecules that utilize the ubiquitin proteasome system (UPS) to degrade proteins of interest (POI). PROTACs are potentially superior to con...

    Yonghan He, Sajid Khan, Zhiguang Huo, Dongwen Lv in Journal of Hematology & Oncology (2020)

  2. Article

    Open Access

    DT2216—a Bcl-xL-specific degrader is highly active against Bcl-xL-dependent T cell lymphomas

    Patients with advanced T cell lymphomas (TCLs) have limited therapeutic options and poor outcomes in part because their TCLs evade apoptosis through upregulation of anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 proteins. Subsets of TC...

    Yonghan He, Raphael Koch, Vivekananda Budamagunta in Journal of Hematology & Oncology (2020)

  3. No Access

    Article

    PROteolysis TArgeting Chimeras (PROTACs) as emerging anticancer therapeutics

    Using PROteolysis TArgeting Chimeras (PROTACs) to degrade proteins that are important for tumorigenesis has emerged as a potential therapeutic strategy for cancer. PROTACs are heterobifunctional molecules cons...

    Sajid Khan, Yonghan He, Xuan Zhang, Yaxia Yuan, Shaoyan Pu, Qingpeng Kong in Oncogene (2020)

  4. Article

    Open Access

    Using proteolysis-targeting chimera technology to reduce navitoclax platelet toxicity and improve its senolytic activity

    Small molecules that selectively kill senescent cells (SCs), termed senolytics, have the potential to prevent and treat various age-related diseases and extend healthspan. The use of Bcl-xl inhibitors as senol...

    Yonghan He, Xuan Zhang, Jianhui Chang, Ha-Neui Kim, Peiyi Zhang in Nature Communications (2020)

  5. No Access

    Chapter

    Senolytic Drug Development

    Cellular senescence is a hallmark of aging because senescent cells (SnCs) accumulate with age and play a causative role in many age-related diseases. Selectively eliminating SnCs has been emerging as a new str...

    Yonghan He, Guangrong Zheng, Daohong Zhou in Senolytics in Disease, Ageing and Longevity (2020)

  6. No Access

    Article

    A selective BCL-XL PROTAC degrader achieves safe and potent antitumor activity

    B-cell lymphoma extra large (BCL-XL) is a well-validated cancer target. However, the on-target and dose-limiting thrombocytopenia limits the use of BCL-XL inhibitors, such as ABT263, as safe and effective antican...

    Sajid Khan, Xuan Zhang, Dongwen Lv, Qi Zhang, Yonghan He, Peiyi Zhang in Nature Medicine (2019)