Combinatorial Ubiquitination REal-time PROteolysis (CURE-PROs): A Modular Platform for Generating Reversible, Self-Assembling Bifunctional Targeted Degraders
作者:Sarah F. Giardina、Elena Valdambrini、Pradeep K. Singh、Manny D. Bacolod、Ganesh Babu-Karunakaran、Michael Peel、J. David Warren、Francis Barany
DOI:10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c02097
日期:2024.4.11
Coferon platform to generate Combinatorial Ubiquitination REal-time PROteolysis (CURE-PROs). CURE-PROs are small molecule degraders designed to self-assemble through reversible bio-orthogonal linkers to form covalent heterodimers. By modifying known ligands for Cereblon, MDM2, VHL, and BRD with complementary phenylboronic acid and diol/catechol linkers, we have successfully created CURE-PROs that direct degradation
蛋白水解靶向嵌合体 (PROTAC) 是双功能分子,可将靶蛋白和 E3 泛素连接酶置于附加泛素附近,从而引导靶标降解。尽管许多 PROTAC 已进入临床试验,但它们的开发仍然具有挑战性,而且它们的大尺寸可能会产生较差的药物特性。为了克服这些限制,我们修改了 Coferon 平台以生成组合泛素化实时蛋白水解 (CURE-PRO)。 CURE-PRO 是小分子降解剂,旨在通过可逆生物正交接头自组装形成共价异二聚体。通过用互补的苯基硼酸和二醇/儿茶酚接头修饰 Cereblon、MDM2、VHL 和 BRD 的已知配体,我们成功创建了可在体外和体内指导 BRD4 降解的 CURE-PRO。我们平台的组合性质显着减少了确定每个靶标的最佳接头长度和 E3 连接酶伴侣的合成时间和工作量,并且易于筛选新靶标。