Discovery of a novel, highly potent EZH2 PROTAC degrader for targeting non-canonical oncogenic functions of EZH2
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY(2024)
Abstract
Aberrant expression of EZH2, the main catalytic subunit of PRC2, has been implicated in numerous cancers, including leukemia, breast, and prostate. Recent studies have highlighted non -catalytic oncogenic functions of EZH2, which EZH2 catalytic inhibitors cannot attenuate. Therefore, proteolysis -targeting chimera (PROTAC) degraders have been explored as an alternative therapeutic approach to suppress both canonical and noncanonical oncogenic activity. Here we present MS8847, a novel, highly potent EZH2 PROTAC degrader that recruits the E3 ligase von Hippel-Lindau (VHL). MS8847 degrades EZH2 in a concentration-, time-, and ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) -dependent manner. Notably, MS8847 induces superior EZH2 degradation and anti -proliferative effects in MLL-rearranged (MLL-r) acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells compared to previously published EZH2 PROTAC degraders. Moreover, MS8847 degrades EZH2 and inhibits cell growth in triplenegative breast cancer (TNBC) cell lines, displays efficacy in a 3D TNBC in vitro model, and has a pharmacokinetic (PK) profile suitable for in vivo efficacy studies. Overall, MS8847 is a valuable chemical tool for the biomedical community to investigate canonical and non -canonical oncogenic functions of EZH2.
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Key words
EZH2,Proteolysis -targeting chimera,PROTAC,Degrader,Acute myeloid leukemia,Triple -negative breast cancer,Non -canonical function
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