作者:Jian Zhang、Pan Chen、Peiyu Zhu、Peiyuan Zheng、Tao Wang、Lixun Wang、Changliang Xu、Jinpei Zhou、Huibin Zhang
DOI:10.1016/j.bioorg.2020.103817
日期:2020.6
of traditional small-molecule drugs. Based on PROTACs approaches, several BRD4 degraders were developed and have been proved to degrade BRD4 protein and inhibit tumor growth. Herein, we present the design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of pyrrolopyridone derivative-based BRD4 degraders. Four synthesized compounds displayed comparative potence against BRD4 BD1 with IC50 at low nanomolar concentrations
含溴结构域的蛋白质4(BRD4)在基因转录的表观遗传调控中起着至关重要的作用,一些BRD4抑制剂已被推进临床试验。但是,BRD4抑制剂的临床应用可能会受到耐药性的限制。作为一种替代策略,新兴的靶向靶向嵌合体蛋白水解(PROTAC)技术具有克服传统小分子药物耐药性的潜力。基于PROTACs方法,开发了几种BRD4降解物,并已证明它们可降解BRD4蛋白并抑制肿瘤生长。本文中,我们介绍了基于吡咯并吡啶酮衍生物的BRD4降解物的设计,合成和生物学评估。四种合成的化合物在低纳摩尔浓度下对IC50的BRD4 BD1表现出相对的效力。与BRD4抑制剂ABBV-075相比,32a对BxPC3细胞系(IC50 = 0.165μM)的抗增殖活性提高了约7倍。此外,降解物32a以时间依赖性方式有效诱导BRD4的降解并抑制BxPC3细胞系中c-Myc的表达。对细胞内抗肿瘤机制的探索显示了32a诱导的细胞周期阻滞和