Thalidomide and its metabolite 5-hydroxythalidomide induce teratogenicity via the cereblon neosubstrate PLZF.
Yamanaka S, Murai H, Saito D, Abe G, Tokunaga E, Iwasaki T, Takahashi H, Takeda H, Suzuki T, Shibata N, Tamura K, Sawasaki T.
Yamanaka S, et al.
EMBO J. 2021 Feb 15;40(4):e105375. doi: 10.15252/embj.2020105375. Epub 2021 Jan 20.
EMBO J. 2021.
PMID: 33470442
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PLZF is degraded by the ubiquitin ligase CRL4(CRBN) in complex with thalidomide, its derivatives or 5-hydroxythalidomide in a manner dependent on the conserved first and third zinc finger domains of PLZF. Surprisingly, thalidomide and 5-hydroxythalidomide …
PLZF is degraded by the ubiquitin ligase CRL4(CRBN) in complex with thalidomide, its derivatives or 5-hydroxythalidomide in a …