Structure of the Ddb1-Crbn E3 Ubiquitin Ligase in Complex with Thalidomide.
Fischer, E.S., Bohm, K., Lydeard, J.R., Yang, H., Stadler, M.B., Cavadini, S., Nagel, J., Serluca, F., Acker, V., Lingaraju, G.M., Tichkule, R.B., Schebesta, M., Forrester, W.C., Schirle, M., Hassiepen, U., Ottl, J., Hild, M., Beckwith, R.E.J., Harper, J.W., Jenkins, J.L., Thoma, N.H.(2014) Nature 512: 49
- PubMed: 25043012 
- DOI: 10.1038/nature13527
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
4CI1, 4CI2, 4CI3 - PubMed Abstract: 
In the 1950s, the drug thalidomide, administered as a sedative to pregnant women, led to the birth of thousands of children with multiple defects. Despite the teratogenicity of thalidomide and its derivatives lenalidomide and pomalidomide, these immunomodulatory drugs (IMiDs) recently emerged as effective treatments for multiple myeloma and 5q-deletion-associated dysplasia ...