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A Cereblon Modulator (CC-220) with Improved Degradation of Ikaros and Aiolos

Matyskiela, Mary E., Zhang, Weihong, Man, Hon-Wah, Muller, George, Khambatta, Godrej, Baculi, Frans, Hickman, Matthew, LeBrun, Laurie +11 more·2018·Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

Abstract

The drugs lenalidomide and pomalidomide bind to the protein cereblon, directing the CRL4-CRBN E3 ligase toward the transcription factors Ikaros and Aiolos to cause their ubiquitination and degradation. Here we describe CC-220 (compound 6), a cereblon modulator in clinical development for systemic lupus erythematosis and relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma. Compound 6 binds cereblon with a higher affinity than lenalidomide or pomalidomide. Consistent with this, the cellular degradation of Ikaros and Aiolos is more potent and the extent of substrate depletion is greater. The crystal structure of cereblon in complex with DDB1 and compound 6 reveals that the increase in potency correlates with increased contacts between compound 6 and cereblon away from the modeled binding site for Ikaros/Aiolos. These results describe a new cereblon modulator which achieves greater substrate degradation via tighter binding to the cereblon E3 ligase and provides an example of the effect of E3 ligase binding affinity with relevance to other drug discovery efforts in targeted protein degradation.

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Authors
Matyskiela, M. E., Zhang, W., Man, H.-W., Muller, G., Khambatta, G., Baculi, F., Hickman, M., LeBrun, L., Pagarigan, B., Carmel, G., Lu, C.-C., Lu, G., Riley, M., Satoh, Y., Schafer, P., Daniel, T. O., Carmichael, J., Cathers, B. E., & Chamberlain, P. P.
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1Celgene Corporation, 10300 Campus Point Drive, Suite 100, San Diego, California 92121, United States
Corresponding author
Chamberlain, Philip P.
Venue
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
Published
2017-04-20
Volume
61
Issue
2
Pages
535-542
ISSN
  • 0022-2623 (ISSN-L)
  • 1520-4804
OpenAlex
W2606131188
Cited by
309
References
28
Citations by year
2026: 32 · 2025: 48 · 2024: 43 · 2023: 39 · 2022: 36 · 2021: 32 · 2020: 34 · 2019: 19 · 2018: 21 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 1
FWCI
8.83
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Medicinal Chemistry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Office of Science
  • Argonne National Laboratory
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Protein Degradation and Inhibitors
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Chemical Synthesis and Analysis
Keywords
cereblon, Ikaros, Aiolos, lenalidomide, pomalidomide, targeted protein degradation, ubiquitination, protein degradation, DDB1, crystal structure, binding affinity, systemic lupus erythematosus, multiple myeloma
MeSH terms
Lenalidomide, DNA-Binding Proteins, Heterocyclic Compounds, 4 or More Rings, Humans, Morpholines, Multiple Myeloma, Peptide Hydrolases, Phthalimides, Piperidones, Protein Binding, Crystallography, X-Ray, Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer, Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases, Cell Line, Tumor, Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing, Ikaros Transcription Factor, Proteolysis

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