Selective androgen receptor degrader (SARD) to overcome antiandrogen resistance in castration-resistant prostate cancer

© 2023, Wu, Zhang, Zhang et al..

In patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC), clinical resistances such as androgen receptor (AR) mutation, AR overexpression, and AR splice variants (ARVs) limit the effectiveness of second-generation antiandrogens (SGAs). Several strategies have been implemented to develop novel antiandrogens to circumvent the occurring resistance. Here, we found and identified a bifunctional small molecule Z15, which is both an effective AR antagonist and a selective AR degrader. Z15 could directly interact with the ligand-binding domain (LBD) and activation function-1 region of AR, and promote AR degradation through the proteasome pathway. In vitro and in vivo studies showed that Z15 efficiently suppressed AR, AR mutants and ARVs transcription activity, downregulated mRNA and protein levels of AR downstream target genes, thereby overcoming AR LBD mutations, AR amplification, and ARVs-induced SGAs resistance in CRPC. In conclusion, our data illustrate the synergistic importance of AR antagonism and degradation in advanced prostate cancer treatment.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

eLife - 12(2023) vom: 19. Jan.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wu, Meng [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Rongyu [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Zixiong [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Ning [VerfasserIn]
Li, Chenfan [VerfasserIn]
Xie, Yongli [VerfasserIn]
Xia, Haoran [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Fangjiao [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Ruoying [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Ming [VerfasserIn]
Li, Xiaoyu [VerfasserIn]
Cen, Shan [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Jinming [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Androgen Antagonists
Androgen Receptor Antagonists
Androgen receptor
Antiandrogen
Cancer biology
Castration-resistant prostate cancer
Degrader
Enzalutamide resistance
Human
Journal Article
Nitriles
Receptors, Androgen
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 08.02.2023

Date Revised 22.03.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.7554/eLife.70700

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM351674144