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. 2022 Sep 7;12(9):1257. doi: 10.3390/biom12091257
Abbreviation Full Name
ALK Anaplastic lymphoma kinase
AR androgen receptors
ATTEC autophagosome-tethering compound
AUTAC autophagy-targeting chimera
AZO-PROTACs azobenzene-proteolysis targeting chimeras
BRD4 Bromodomain-containing protein 4
CDK6 Cyclin-dependent kinase 6
CDK9 Cyclin-dependent kinase 9
CI-M6PR Cation-independent mannose-6-phosphate receptor
CLL Chronic lymphatic leukemia
CMA Chaperone-mediated autophagy
CMPD cell membrane penetrating domain
COVID coronavirus disease
CRBN Cereblon
CTM CMA-targeting motif
DAPK1 death-associated protein kinase 1
DCAF16 DDB1 and CUL4 associated factor 16
DLBCL Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
E2F Early 2 factor
EGFR Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor
ER estrogen receptors
ERRα estrogen-related receptor alpha
FBDD fragment-based drug design
FEM1B fem-1 homolog B
FKBP12 FK506 binding protein 12
FL Follicular lymphoma
FOXO3a Forkhead box class O3a
FRS2α factor receptor substrate 2α
HCV hepatitis C virus
HDAC Histone deacetylase
HH8 human herpesvirus 8
HPV human papillomavirus
HSC70 heat shock cognate protein of 70KDa
HTLV human T-lymphocyte virus
IAP Inhibitor of Apoptosis
ImiDs immunomodulatory drugs
KRAS Kirsten rat sarcoma
LAMP2A lysosomal-associated membrane protein 2A
LC3 proteolysis-targeting chimeras
LD-ATTEC lipid droplets ATTEC
LTRs lysosome-targeting receptors
M6P mannose-6-phosphate
MCL Mantle cell lymphoma
MDM2 Mouse double minute 2
MetAp-2 Methionine Aminopeptidase-2
MetAP2 methionine aminopeptidase 2
mHTT Mutant huntingtin protein
MZL Marginal zone lymphoma
NF-κB nuclear factor-κB
PCNSL Primary central nervous system lymphoma
pc-PROTAC photo-caged targeting chimera
PDCD4 programmed cell death 4
PD-L1 Programmed Cell Death-Ligand 1
PDT protein degradation technology
PEG poly (ethylene glycol)
PhosphoTAC phospho-dependent proteolysis targeting chimeras
PhosTACs phosphorylation targeting chimeras
PHOTAC photochemically targeting chimera
photoPROTACs Photo-switchable proteolysis targeting chimeras
PI3K phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase
POI protein of interest
PROTAC proteolysis-targeting chimera
RBPs RNA binding proteins
RIBOTACs ribonuclease targeting chimera
RIPK2 Receptor-Interacting Serine/Threonine Protein Kinase 2
RKT receptor tyrosine kinase
RNase ribonuclease
RNF114 ring finger protein 114
RTK receptor tyrosine kinase
SBDD structure-based drug design
SCF Skp1-cullin-1-F-box protein
Sirt2 Sirtuin 2
SLL small lymphatic lymphoma
TFs Transcription factors
TrkA tropomyosin receptor kinase A
TSPO Translocator protein
UPS ubiquitin-proteasome system
UVA ultraviolet A
VHL von Hippel-Lindau
WM Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia
βTRCP β-transducin repeat-containing protein
ALK Anaplastic lymphoma kinase