000301267 001__ 301267 000301267 005__ 20250829085211.0 000301267 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.1080/15548627.2025.2498506 000301267 0247_ $$2pmid$$apmid:40344429 000301267 0247_ $$2ISSN$$a1554-8627 000301267 0247_ $$2ISSN$$a1538-4101 000301267 0247_ $$2ISSN$$a1551-4005 000301267 0247_ $$2ISSN$$a1554-8635 000301267 037__ $$aDKFZ-2025-00952 000301267 041__ $$aEnglish 000301267 082__ $$a570 000301267 1001_ $$00000-0002-1252-1829$$aSchwalm, Martin P$$b0 000301267 245__ $$aBiochemical investigation of LC3/GABARAP-ligand interaction as an important quality measure for LC3/GABARAP-targeting small molecules: addendum to the guidelines (4th edition). 000301267 260__ $$aAbingdon, Oxon$$bTaylor & Francis$$c2025 000301267 3367_ $$2DRIVER$$aarticle 000301267 3367_ $$2DataCite$$aOutput Types/Journal article 000301267 3367_ $$0PUB:(DE-HGF)16$$2PUB:(DE-HGF)$$aJournal Article$$bjournal$$mjournal$$s1756450283_12783 000301267 3367_ $$2BibTeX$$aARTICLE 000301267 3367_ $$2ORCID$$aJOURNAL_ARTICLE 000301267 3367_ $$00$$2EndNote$$aJournal Article 000301267 500__ $$aISSN 1554-8635 / 2025 Sep;21(9):2069-2073 000301267 520__ $$aTargeted protein degradation (TPD) represents a new therapeutic modality that allows the targeting of proteins that are considered undruggable by conventional small molecules. While TPD approaches via the ubiquitin-proteasome system are well established and validated, additional degradation pathways still require rigorous characterization. Here, we focus on macroautophagy/autophagy tethering compounds, a class of small molecules, designed to recruit cargo to LC3/GABARAP proteins for subsequent autophagosome-dependent degradation. We provide guidance for the biophysical and structural characterization of small molecule modulators for studying LC3/GABARAP-ligand interactions. In addition, we discuss potential limitations of autophagy-based TPD systems and emphasize the need for rigorous quality control in the development of LC3/GABARAP-targeting small molecules.Abbreviations: DSF: differential scanning fluorimetry; FP: fluorescence polarization; FRET: Förster/fluorescence resonance energy transfer; HTRF: homogeneous time-resolved fluorescence; ITC: isothermal titration calorimetry; LIR: LC3-interacting region; MGs: molecular glues; NMR: nuclear magnetic resonance; PROTACs: PROteolysis-TArgeting Chimeras; SPR: surface plasmon resonance; TPD: targeted protein degradation; TR-FRET: time-resolved Förster/fluorescence resonance energy transfer; UPS: ubiquitin-proteasome system. 000301267 536__ $$0G:(DE-HGF)POF4-899$$a899 - ohne Topic (POF4-899)$$cPOF4-899$$fPOF IV$$x0 000301267 588__ $$aDataset connected to CrossRef, PubMed, , Journals: inrepo02.dkfz.de 000301267 650_7 $$2Other$$aATTECs 000301267 650_7 $$2Other$$aAUTACs 000301267 650_7 $$2Other$$aAtg8 000301267 650_7 $$2Other$$aGABARAP 000301267 650_7 $$2Other$$aLC3 000301267 7001_ $$aLenz, Christopher$$b1 000301267 7001_ $$0P:(DE-HGF)0$$aSaxena, Krishna$$b2 000301267 7001_ $$00000-0002-7828-8118$$aKlionsky, Daniel J$$b3 000301267 7001_ $$aProschak, Ewgenij$$b4 000301267 7001_ $$00000-0001-5995-6494$$aKnapp, Stefan$$b5 000301267 773__ $$0PERI:(DE-600)2262043-6$$a10.1080/15548627.2025.2498506$$gp. 1 - 5$$n9$$p2069-2073$$tAutophagy$$v21$$x1554-8627$$y2025 000301267 909CO $$ooai:inrepo02.dkfz.de:301267$$pVDB 000301267 9101_ $$0I:(DE-588b)2036810-0$$60000-0002-1252-1829$$aDeutsches Krebsforschungszentrum$$b0$$kDKFZ 000301267 9101_ $$0I:(DE-588b)2036810-0$$6P:(DE-HGF)0$$aDeutsches Krebsforschungszentrum$$b2$$kDKFZ 000301267 9101_ $$0I:(DE-588b)2036810-0$$60000-0001-5995-6494$$aDeutsches Krebsforschungszentrum$$b5$$kDKFZ 000301267 9131_ $$0G:(DE-HGF)POF4-899$$1G:(DE-HGF)POF4-890$$2G:(DE-HGF)POF4-800$$3G:(DE-HGF)POF4$$4G:(DE-HGF)POF$$aDE-HGF$$bProgrammungebundene Forschung$$lohne Programm$$vohne Topic$$x0 000301267 9141_ $$y2025 000301267 915__ $$0StatID:(DE-HGF)0100$$2StatID$$aJCR$$bAUTOPHAGY : 2022$$d2025-01-02 000301267 915__ $$0StatID:(DE-HGF)0200$$2StatID$$aDBCoverage$$bSCOPUS$$d2025-01-02 000301267 915__ $$0StatID:(DE-HGF)0300$$2StatID$$aDBCoverage$$bMedline$$d2025-01-02 000301267 915__ $$0StatID:(DE-HGF)0600$$2StatID$$aDBCoverage$$bEbsco Academic Search$$d2025-01-02 000301267 915__ $$0StatID:(DE-HGF)0030$$2StatID$$aPeer Review$$bASC$$d2025-01-02 000301267 915__ $$0StatID:(DE-HGF)0199$$2StatID$$aDBCoverage$$bClarivate Analytics Master Journal List$$d2025-01-02 000301267 915__ $$0StatID:(DE-HGF)1050$$2StatID$$aDBCoverage$$bBIOSIS Previews$$d2025-01-02 000301267 915__ $$0StatID:(DE-HGF)0160$$2StatID$$aDBCoverage$$bEssential Science Indicators$$d2025-01-02 000301267 915__ $$0StatID:(DE-HGF)1190$$2StatID$$aDBCoverage$$bBiological Abstracts$$d2025-01-02 000301267 915__ $$0StatID:(DE-HGF)0113$$2StatID$$aWoS$$bScience Citation Index Expanded$$d2025-01-02 000301267 915__ $$0StatID:(DE-HGF)0150$$2StatID$$aDBCoverage$$bWeb of Science Core Collection$$d2025-01-02 000301267 915__ $$0StatID:(DE-HGF)9910$$2StatID$$aIF >= 10$$bAUTOPHAGY : 2022$$d2025-01-02 000301267 9201_ $$0I:(DE-He78)FM01-20160331$$kFM01$$lDKTK Koordinierungsstelle Frankfurt$$x0 000301267 980__ $$ajournal 000301267 980__ $$aVDB 000301267 980__ $$aI:(DE-He78)FM01-20160331 000301267 980__ $$aUNRESTRICTED