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Publication Transferrin Receptor Targeting Chimeras (TransTACs) for Membrane Protein Degradation(Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 2023-08-13) Zhang, DingPeng; Duque-Jimenez, Jhoely; Brixi, Garyk; Facchinetti, Francesco; Rhee, Kaitlin; Feng, William W.; Jänne, Pasi A.; Zhou, XinAbstractCancer cells require high levels of iron for rapid proliferation, leading to a significant upregulation of the iron carrier protein Transferrin Receptor (TfR) on their cell surface. Leveraging this phenomenon and the exceptionally fast endocytosis rate of TfR, we introduce Transferrin Receptor TArgeting Chimeras (TransTAC), a novel molecular archetype for membrane protein degradation in cancers and other cell types. TransTACs repurpose the naturally recycling receptor TfR1 for protein degradation. To accomplish this, we utilized a combination of protein engineering strategies to redirect the target protein from recycling-endosome trafficking to lysosomal degradation. We show that TransTACs can highly efficiently degrade a diverse range of single-pass, multi-pass, native, or synthetic membrane proteins, establishing new possibilities for targeted cancer therapy.