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==Cryo-EM structure of DDB1dB-CRBN-MRT-0031619, conformation 2==
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== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[9hpj]] is a 3 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_sapiens Homo sapiens]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=9HPJ OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=9HPJ FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr id='method'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Empirical_models|Method:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="methodDat">Electron Microscopy, [[Resolution|Resolution]] 3.1&#8491;</td></tr>
<tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="ligandDat"><scene name='pdbligand=A1IW1:(3~{S})-3-[3-oxidanylidene-5-[8-(phenylcarbonyl)-2,8-diazaspiro[4.5]decan-2-yl]-1~{H}-isoindol-2-yl]piperidine-2,6-dione'>A1IW1</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=ZN:ZINC+ION'>ZN</scene></td></tr>
<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=9hpj FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=9hpj OCA], [https://pdbe.org/9hpj PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=9hpj RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/9hpj PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=9hpj ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Function ==
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/DDB1_HUMAN DDB1_HUMAN] Required for DNA repair. Binds to DDB2 to form the UV-damaged DNA-binding protein complex (the UV-DDB complex). The UV-DDB complex may recognize UV-induced DNA damage and recruit proteins of the nucleotide excision repair pathway (the NER pathway) to initiate DNA repair. The UV-DDB complex preferentially binds to cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers (CPD), 6-4 photoproducts (6-4 PP), apurinic sites and short mismatches. Also appears to function as a component of numerous distinct DCX (DDB1-CUL4-X-box) E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase complexes which mediate the ubiquitination and subsequent proteasomal degradation of target proteins. The functional specificity of the DCX E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase complex is determined by the variable substrate recognition component recruited by DDB1. DCX(DDB2) (also known as DDB1-CUL4-ROC1, CUL4-DDB-ROC1 and CUL4-DDB-RBX1) may ubiquitinate histone H2A, histone H3 and histone H4 at sites of UV-induced DNA damage. The ubiquitination of histones may facilitate their removal from the nucleosome and promote subsequent DNA repair. DCX(DDB2) also ubiquitinates XPC, which may enhance DNA-binding by XPC and promote NER. DCX(DTL) plays a role in PCNA-dependent polyubiquitination of CDT1 and MDM2-dependent ubiquitination of TP53 in response to radiation-induced DNA damage and during DNA replication. DCX(ERCC8) (the CSA complex) plays a role in transcription-coupled repair (TCR). May also play a role in ubiquitination of CDKN1B/p27kip when associated with CUL4 and SKP2.<ref>PMID:12732143</ref> <ref>PMID:15448697</ref> <ref>PMID:14739464</ref> <ref>PMID:15882621</ref> <ref>PMID:16260596</ref> <ref>PMID:16482215</ref> <ref>PMID:17079684</ref> <ref>PMID:16407242</ref> <ref>PMID:16407252</ref> <ref>PMID:16678110</ref> <ref>PMID:16940174</ref> <ref>PMID:17041588</ref> <ref>PMID:16473935</ref> <ref>PMID:18593899</ref> <ref>PMID:18381890</ref> <ref>PMID:18332868</ref> 
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
Cereblon (CRBN) is an E3 ubiquitin ligase widely harnessed for targeted protein degradation (TPD). We report the discovery of a molecular glue degrader (MGD), MRT-31619, that drives homo-dimerization of CRBN and promotes its fast, potent, and selective degradation by the ubiquitin proteasome system. Interestingly, the cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) structure of the CRBN homodimer reveals a unique mechanism whereby two molecular glues assemble into a helix-like structure and drive ternary complex formation by mimicking a neosubstrate G-loop degron. This CRBN chemical knockout offers a valuable tool to elucidate the molecular mechanism of MGDs, to investigate its endogenous substrates and understand their physiological roles.

A degron-mimicking molecular glue drives CRBN homo-dimerization and degradation.,Langousis G, Gainza P, Hunkeler M, Kapsitidou D, Donckele EJ, Annunziato S, Wiedmer L, Jones KFM, DeMarco B, Quan C, Bunker RD, Lumb KJ, Fasching B, Castle JC, Townson SA, Bonenfant D Nat Commun. 2025 Nov 19;16(1):10157. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-65094-3. PMID:41258141<ref>PMID:41258141</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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== References ==
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[[Category: Homo sapiens]]
[[Category: Large Structures]]
[[Category: Bonenfant D]]
[[Category: Chami M]]
[[Category: Hunkeler M]]
[[Category: Langousis G]]
[[Category: Quan C]]
[[Category: Townson S]]