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| Title | Identification of an allosteric site on the E3 ligase adapter cereblon. |
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| Journal, issue, pages | Nature, Year 2026 |
| Publish date | Jan 21, 2026 |
Authors | Vanessa N Dippon / Zeba Rizvi / Anthony E Choudhry / Chun-Wa Chung / Ibrahim F Alkuraya / Wenqing Xu / Xavier B Tao / Anthony J Jurewicz / Jessica L Schneck / Wenqian Chen / Nicole M Curnutt / Farah Kabir / Kwok-Ho Chan / Markus A Queisser / Caterina Musetti / Han Dai / Gabriel C Lander / Andrew B Benowitz / Christina M Woo / ![]() |
| PubMed Abstract | Cereblon (CRBN) is the target of thalidomide derivatives that achieve therapeutic efficacy against some haematologic neoplasias by recruiting neosubstrates for degradation. Despite the intense ...Cereblon (CRBN) is the target of thalidomide derivatives that achieve therapeutic efficacy against some haematologic neoplasias by recruiting neosubstrates for degradation. Despite the intense investigation of orthosteric thalidomide derivatives, little is known about alternate binding sites on CRBN. Here we report an evolutionarily conserved cryptic allosteric binding site on CRBN. Small-molecule SB-405483 binds the allosteric site to cooperatively enhance the binding of orthosteric ligands and alter their neosubstrate degradation profiles. A survey of over 100 orthosteric ligands and their degradation targets reveals trends in the classes of compounds and neosubstrates in which degradation outcomes are enhanced or inhibited by SB-405483. Structural investigations provide a mechanistic basis for the effects of the allosteric ligand by shifting the conformational distribution of CRBN to a novel CRBN and increasing the CRBN state. The discovery of a cryptic allosteric binding site on CRBN that alters the functional effects of orthosteric ligands opens new directions with broad implications for improving the selectivity and efficacy of CRBN therapeutics. |
External links | Nature / PubMed:41565821 |
| Methods | EM (single particle) / X-ray diffraction |
| Resolution | 2.21 - 3.39 Å |
| Structure data | ![]() EMDB-70776: DDB1-CRBN open NU refine map ![]() EMDB-70777: DDB1-CRBN open local refinement ![]() EMDB-70778: DDB1-CRBNopen with lenalidomide ![]() EMDB-70781: DDB1-CRBN intermediate NU ![]() EMDB-70782: DDB1-CRBN[Closed] with lenalidomide and SB-405483- consensus refinement ![]() EMDB-70783: DDB1-CRBN[Closed] with lenalidomide and SB-405483- Focused refine map ![]() EMDB-70784: Composite map of DDB1-CRBN[Closed] in the presence of Lenalidomide and SB-405483 ![]() EMDB-70788: DDB1-CRBN-CK1a with lenalidomide and SB-405483 ![]() EMDB-70789: DDB1-CRBN-CK1a with lenalidomide and SB-405483 (Focused map) ![]() EMDB-70790: DDB1-CRBN with casein kinase 1 alpha, lenalidomide, and SB-405483: composite map submission ![]() EMDB-70795: DDB1-CRBN with Ikaros ZF2-3, lenalidomide, and SB-405483: Consensus map ![]() EMDB-70796: DDB1-CRBN with Ikaros(ZF2-3), lenalidomide, and SB-405483: focused map submission ![]() EMDB-70799: DDB1-CRBN with Ikaros ZF2-3, lenalidomide, and SB-405483; composite map submission ![]() EMDB-70801: DDB1-CRBN with CK1a and DEG47 ![]() EMDB-70802: DDB1-CRBN with CK1a and DEG-47: focused map on CRBN ![]() EMDB-70803: DDB1-CRBN with CK1A and DEG-47: Focused map on CK1a ![]() EMDB-70804: DDB1-CRBN with CK1a and DEG47: Composite map submission ![]() EMDB-70827: DDB1-CRBN with CK1a, SB-405483, and DEG-47- consensus map submission ![]() EMDB-70835: DDB1-CRBN with CK1a, SB-405483, and DEG-47: focused map on CRBN ![]() EMDB-70836: DDB1-CRBN with CK1 alpha, SB-405483, and DEG-47: Focused map on CK1 alpha EMDB-70862, PDB-9oty: ![]() EMDB-70865: DDB1-CRBN with ikaros(ZF2) and DEG47- consensus map submission ![]() EMDB-70866: DDB1-CRBN with Ikaros(ZF2) and DEG-47: focused map submission EMDB-70867, PDB-9ouk: ![]() EMDB-70868: DDB1-CRBN with ikaros, SB-405483, and DEG-47: consensus map submission ![]() EMDB-70869: DDB1-CRBN with ikaros(ZF2) with SB-405483, and DEG-47: Focused map submission EMDB-70870, PDB-9oul: ![]() PDB-9sfm: |
| Chemicals | ![]() ChemComp-ZN: ![]() PDB-1ceh: ![]() PDB-1ceg: ![]() PDB-1cek: ![]() ChemComp-EDO: ![]() ChemComp-LVY: ![]() ChemComp-HOH: |
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Keywords | LIGASE / E3 ligases / Cullin RING Ligase / CRL4 / Cereblon / CRBN / molecular glues / IMiDs / Ikaros / E3 ubiquitin ligase / substrate receptor / IMiDs (immunomodulatory drugs) / Allosteric modulator |
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