Cereblon Modulators Target ZBTB16 and Its Oncogenic Fusion Partners for Degradation via Distinct Structural Degrons

There is a growing interest in using targeted protein degradation as a therapeutic modality in view of its potential to expand the druggable proteome. One avenue to using this modality is via molecular glue based Cereblon E3 Ligase Modulating Drug compounds. Here, we report the identification of the transcription factor ZBTB16 as a Cereblon neosubstrate. We also report two new Cereblon modulators, CC-3060 and CC-647, that promote ZBTB16 degradation. Unexpectedly, CC-3060 and CC-647 target ZBTB16 for degradation by primarily engaging distinct structural degrons on different zinc finger domains. The reciprocal fusion proteins, ZBTB16-RARα and RARα-ZBTB16, which cause a rare acute promyelocytic leukemia, contain these same structural degrons and can be targeted for proteasomal degradation with Cereblon modulator treatment. Thus, a targeted protein degradation approach via Cereblon modulators may represent a novel therapeutic strategy in acute promyelocytic leukemia where ZBTB16/RARA rearrangements are critical disease drivers.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:15

Enthalten in:

ACS chemical biology - 15(2020), 12 vom: 18. Dez., Seite 3149-3158

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Matyskiela, Mary E [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Jinyi [VerfasserIn]
Baughman, Joshua M [VerfasserIn]
Clayton, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Slade, Michelle [VerfasserIn]
Wong, Hon Kit [VerfasserIn]
Danga, Kristina [VerfasserIn]
Zheng, Xinde [VerfasserIn]
Labow, Mark [VerfasserIn]
LeBrun, Laurie [VerfasserIn]
Lu, Gang [VerfasserIn]
Chamberlain, Philip P [VerfasserIn]
Thompson, Joel W [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

147855-37-6
Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
CRBN protein, human
EC 2.3.2.27
Journal Article
Oncogene Proteins, Fusion
Promyelocytic Leukemia Zinc Finger Protein
Retinoic Acid Receptor alpha
Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases
ZBTB16 protein, human

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Date Completed 07.07.2021

Date Revised 07.07.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1021/acschembio.0c00674

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM317737015