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BRD4-specific PROTAC Inhibits Basal-like Breast Cancer Partially through Downregulating KLF5 Expression
论文题目: BRD4-specific PROTAC Inhibits Basal-like Breast Cancer Partially through Downregulating KLF5 Expression
作者: Yanjie Kong, Tianlong Lan, Luzhen Wang, Chen Gong, Wenxin Lv, Hailin Zhang, Chengang Zhou, Xiuyun Sun, Wenjing Liu, Haihui Huang, Xin Weng, Chang Cai, Wenfeng Peng, Meng Zhang, Dewei Jiang, Chuanyu Yang, Xia Liu, Yu Rao, Ceshi Chen
联系作者: mdcg2014bl@163.com;yrao@tsinghua.edu.cn;chenc@mail.kiz.ac.cn
发表年度: 2024
DOI: DOI: 10.1038/s41388-024-03121-1
摘要:

Interest in the use of proteolysis-targeting chimeras (PROTACs) in cancer therapy has increased in recent years. Targeting bromodomain and extra terminal domain (BET) proteins, especially bromodomain-containing protein 4 (BRD4), has shown inhibitory effects on basal-like breast cancer (BLBC). However, the bioavailability of BRD4 PROTACs is restricted by their non-selective biodegradability and low tumor-targeting ability. We demonstrated that 6b (BRD4 PROTAC) suppresses BLBC cell growth by targeting BRD4, but not BRD2 and BRD3, for cereblon (CRBN)-mediated ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation. Compound 6b also inhibited expression of Krüppel-like factor 5 (KLF5) transcription factor, a key oncoprotein in BLBC, controlled by BRD4-mediated super-enhancers. Moreover, 6b inhibited HCC1806 tumor growth in a xenograft mouse model. The combination of 6b and KLF5 inhibitors showed additive effects on BLBC. These results suggest that BRD4-specific PROTAC can effectively inhibit BLBC by downregulating KLF5, and that 6b has potential as a novel therapeutic drug for BLBC.

刊物名称: Oncogene
论文出处: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41388-024-03121-1
影响因子: 6.9(2023IF)
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