Discovery of a Novel BCL-XL PROTAC Degrader with Enhanced BCL-2 Inhibition
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BCL-X L and BCL-2 are important targets for cancer treatment. BCL-X L specific proteolysis-targeting chimeras (PROTACs) have been developed to circumvent the on-target platelet toxicity associated with BCL-X L inhibition. However, they have minimal effects on cancer cells that are dependent on BCL-2 or both BCL-X L and BCL-2. Here we report a new series of BCL-PROTACs. The lead PZ703b exhibits high potency in inducing BCL-X L degradation and in inhibiting but not degrading BCL-2, showing a hybrid dual-targeting mechanism of action that is unprecedented in a PROTAC molecule. As a result, PZ703b is highly potent in killing BCL-X L dependent, BCL-2 dependent, and BCL-X L /BCL-2 dual-dependent cells in an E3 ligase (VHL)-dependent fashion. We further found that PZ703b forms stable {BCL-2:PROTAC:VCB} ternary complexes in live cells that likely contribute to the enhanced BCL-2 inhibition by PZ703b. With further optimization, analogues of PZ703b could potentially be developed as effective antitumor agents by co-targeting BCL-X L and BCL-2.
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PZ703b (202) shows enhanced degradation activity, reduced platelet toxicity, and improved efficacy in cancer cell lines compared to ABT263 and DT2216.
“Furthermore, PZ703b (202) showed enhanced degradation activity, reduced platelet toxicity, and improved efficacy in cancer cell lines compared to ABT263 and DT2216 (Table 4).494”
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- Authors
- Pal, P., Thummuri, D., Lv, D., Liu, X., Zhang, P., Hu, W., Poddar, S. K., Hua, N., Khan, S., Yuan, Y., Zhang, X., Zhou, D., & Zheng, G.
- Affiliations
- University of Florida (US)
- Corresponding author
- Zhou, Daohong
- Zheng, Guangrong
- ORCID
- Venue
- Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society (ACS)
- Published
- 2021-09-17
- Volume
- 64
- Issue
- 19
- Pages
- 14230-14246
- ISSN
- 0022-2623 (ISSN-L)
- 1520-4804
- PMC
- PMC8900268
- OpenAlex
- W3201370051
- Cited by
- 60
- References
- 35
- Citations by year
- 2026: 7 · 2025: 18 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 16
- FWCI
- 2.83
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Licence
- Locations
- Journal of Medicinal Chemistry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Cancer Institute (R01CA241191, R01CA242003)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Protein Degradation and Inhibitors
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Cell death mechanisms and regulation
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
- Keywords
- BCL-2 inhibition, PROTACs, ternary complex, anticancer agents, platelet toxicity
- MeSH terms
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Humans, Structure-Activity Relationship, Molecular Structure, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2, bcl-X Protein, Drug Discovery, Proteolysis
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