Proteasome Cap Targeting Chimeras

CAP-TACs

Proteasome Cap Targeting Chimeras (CAP-TACs) are a class of small-molecule-based bifunctional recruiting molecules. These molecules are capable of recruiting a diverse range of target proteins (POIs)—including BRD4, PRMT5, and FKBP12—to specific subunits within the 19S regulatory cap region (e.g., the RPN13 or RPN1 subunits). This recruitment subsequently induces the degradation of these POIs via a mechanism that is proteasome-dependent but ubiquitin-independent.