Development of Degraders of Cyclin-Dependent Kinases 4 and 6 Based on Rational Drug Design

  • Huan He
  • , Xingsen Zhang
  • , Jie Wang
  • , Qi Liu
  • , Lei Hao Zhang
  • , Lu Chen
  • , Yuan Yuan
  • , Zhenjiang Zhao*
  • , Honglin Li*
  • , Zhuo Chen*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Degradation of target proteins has been considered to be a promising therapeutic approach, but the rational design of compounds for degradation remains a challenge. In this study, we reasonably designed and synthesized only 10 compounds to discover effective CDK4/6 protein degraders. Among the newly synthesized compounds, 7f achieved dual degradation of CDK4/6 protein, with DC50 values of 10.5 and 2.5 nM, respectively. Compound 7f also exhibited inhibitory proliferative activity against Jurkat cells with an IC50 value of 0.18 μM. Furthermore, 7f induced cell apoptosis and G1 phase cell cycle arrest in a dose-dependent manner in Jurkat cells. In conclusion, these findings demonstrate the potential of 7f as a CDK4/6 degrader and a potential therapeutic strategy against cancer, thereby expanding the potential of CDK4/6 dual PROTACs.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)11354-11364
Number of pages11
JournalJournal of Medicinal Chemistry
Volume67
Issue number13
DOIs
StatePublished - 11 Jul 2024

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