发布时间:2023-02-04
2018年以来,使用PROTAC靶向降解BET家族蛋白质成为了热点。Qin等人利用新型BET抑制剂Oxazepines设计了一种名为QCA570的PROTAC用来降解BET蛋白。在低摩尔浓度下可以有效诱导BET蛋白降解,并抑制急性白血病细胞增殖。试验证明QCA570 可以完全消除小鼠白血病异种移植中的肿瘤生长。最近,针对BRD4和其他BET家族成员设计了PROTACs,可大大降低骨髓瘤细胞的存活力,且效果呈时间依赖性和浓度依赖性。PROTAC处理后的骨髓瘤细胞显示G0/G1停滞,降低了CDK4/6的表达,增加了p21表达,诱导细胞凋亡。该小组的报告表明PROTAC特异性明显的减少了BRD4下游基因,包括c-MYC和N-MYC。值得注意的是,他们表明了PROTAC克服了硼替佐米,地塞米松,来那度胺和泊马度胺的耐药性。该PROTACs还能够诱导从骨髓瘤患者来源的原代细胞的活力丧失,并抑制基于MM1.S-异种移植的肿瘤在小鼠内体的生长。通过修饰脯氨酸的羟基化可以将PROTAC提高降解BRD4的活性提高100 倍。
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