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ArticleJournal of medicinal chemistry2025

Synthesis and Structure-Activity Relationships of CRBN-Recruiting ZBTB11 Molecular Glue Degraders.

Jiewei Jiang, Nathan L Tran, Emma Svendsen, Eric S Wang, Fleur M Ferguson

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Article in Journal of medicinal chemistry, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Evolving CRBN ligands enhance the drug-like properties of protein degraders.Journal of enzyme inhibition and medicinal chemistry · 2026
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Jiewei JiangDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States.
Nathan L TranDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States.
Emma SvendsenCenter for Therapeutics Discovery, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, United States.
Eric S WangCenter for Therapeutics Discovery, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-6250-9748
Fleur M FergusonDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-4091-7617

Funding

Structural BiologyP30CA030199 · SANFORD BURNHAM PREBYS MEDICAL DISCOVERY INSTITUTE · 1985 to 2025
$23.0M
Contemporary Approaches to Cancer Cell Signaling and CommunicationT32CA009523 · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · 1985 to 2025
$3.0M
Molecular Biophysics Training Grant at UC San DiegoT32GM139795 · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · 2025 to 2025
$545k
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA030199NCI NIH HHS T32 CA009523NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM139795
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rational optimization of molecular glue degraders (MGD) remains a challenging and lengthy process even after identification of a promising scaffold. Unlike proteolysis targeting chimeras (PROTAC), MGDs rely on induced protein-protein interactions as opposed to direct binding in order to target a protein of interest for degradation. Here, we report the synthesis of MGDs targeting the transcription factor ZBTB11 guided by protein complex modeling. Exploration of structure-activity-relationships yielded JWJ-01-306 with improved ZBTB11 degradation activity and potent antiproliferative effects against BRAF inhibitor-resistant melanoma cells. Our findings led to the discovery of a novel MGD that targets a previously undrugged transcription factor with the potential to address acquired resistance to cancer therapy.

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Antineoplastic AgentsRepressor ProteinsUbiquitin-Protein LigasesCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationHumansProteolysisStructure-Activity RelationshipTranscription FactorsAntineoplastic AgentsRepressor ProteinsTranscription FactorsUbiquitin-Protein Ligases

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PMID40911408
PMCPMC12481478

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