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BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
Volume 18, Issue 22, Pages 5904-5908Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2008.07.114
Keywords
Proteasome; Protein degradation; Nutlin; Synthesis; Dimer; Chemical inducers of dimerization; PROTAC
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- Human Frontier Science Program Organization
- Korea Research Foundation [KRF-2005214-C00218]
- National Institutes of Health [CA118631]
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We have developed a heterobifunctional all-small molecule PROTAC (PROteolysis TArgeting Chimera) capable of inducing proteasomal degradation of the androgen receptor. This cell permeable PROTAC consists of a non-steroidal androgen receptor ligand (SARM) and the MDM2 ligand known as nutlin, connected by a PEG-based linker. The SARM -nutlin PROTAC recruits the androgen receptor to MDM2, which functions as an E3 ubiquitin ligase. This leads to the ubiquitination of the androgen receptor, and its subsequent degradation by the proteasome. Upon treatment of HeLa cells with 10 mu M PROTAC for 7 h, we were able to observe a decrease in androgen receptor levels. This degradation is proteasome dependent, as it is mitigated in cells pre-treated with 10 mu M epoxomicin, a specific proteasome inhibitor. These results have implications for the potential study and treatment of various cancers with increased androgen receptor levels. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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