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Exploring the target scope of KEAP1 E3 ligase-based PROTACs.

Cell chemical biology | 2022

Targeted protein degradation (TPD) uses small molecules to recruit E3 ubiquitin ligases into the proximity of proteins of interest, inducing ubiquitination-dependent degradation. A major bottleneck in the TPD field is the lack of accessible E3 ligase ligands for developing degraders. To expand the E3 ligase toolbox, we sought to convert the Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 (KEAP1) inhibitor KI696 into a recruitment handle for several targets. While we were able to generate KEAP1-recruiting degraders of BET family and murine focal adhesion kinase (FAK), we discovered that the target scope of KEAP1 was narrow, as targets easily degraded using a cereblon (CRBN)-recruiting degrader were refractory to KEAP1-mediated degradation. Linking the KEAP1-binding ligand to a CRBN-binding ligand resulted in a molecule that induced degradation of KEAP1 but not CRBN. In sum, we characterize tool compounds to explore KEAP1-mediated ubiquitination and delineate the challenges of exploiting new E3 ligases for generating bivalent degraders.

Pubmed ID: 36070758 RIS Download

Associated grants

  • Agency: NCI NIH HHS, United States
    Id: F99 CA253754
  • Agency: NCI NIH HHS, United States
    Id: K22 CA258805
  • Agency: NCI NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01 CA218278
  • Agency: NIGMS NIH HHS, United States
    Id: T32 GM137793

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