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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2024

Design and Characterization of a Novel eEF2K Degrader with Potent Therapeutic Efficacy Against Triple-Negative Breast Cancer.

Changxin Zhong, Rongfeng Zhu, Ting Jiang, Sheng Tian, Xiaobao Zhao, Xiaoya Wan, Shilong Jiang, Zonglin Chen, Rong Gong, Linhao He and 3 more

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Changxin ZhongDepartment of Pharmacy, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, China.
Rongfeng ZhuDepartment of Medicinal Chemistry, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuropsychiatric Diseases and College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China.
Ting JiangDepartment of Pharmacy, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, China.
Sheng TianDepartment of Medicinal Chemistry, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuropsychiatric Diseases and College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China.
Xiaobao ZhaoDepartment of Medicinal Chemistry, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuropsychiatric Diseases and College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China.
Xiaoya WanDepartment of Pharmacy, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, China.
Shilong JiangDepartment of Pharmacy, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, China.
Zonglin ChenDepartment of Pharmacy, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, China.
Rong GongDepartment of Pharmacy, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, China.
Linhao HeDepartment of Pharmacy, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, China.
Jin-Ming YangDepartment of Cancer Biology and Toxicology, Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine and Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40536, USA.
Na YeDepartment of Medicinal Chemistry, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuropsychiatric Diseases and College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China.
Yan ChengDepartment of Pharmacy, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7905-0443
Central South University · CNSoochow University · CNUniversity of Kentucky · US

Funding

Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of Central South University 2023ZZTS0241Hunan Provincial Innovation Foundation for Postgraduate CX20230314Major Basic Research Project of the Natural Science Foundation of the Jiangsu Higher Education Institutes 22KJA350004National Natural Science Foundation of China 22177086National Natural Science Foundation of China 81972480National Natural Science Foundation of China 82373064Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province 2022JJ80106
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dysregulated eEF2K expression is implicated in the pathogenesis of many human cancers, including triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), making it a plausible therapeutic target. However, specific eEF2K inhibitors with potent anti-cancer activity have not been available so far. Targeted protein degradation has emerged as a new strategy for drug discovery. In this study, a novel small molecule chemical is designed and synthesized, named as compound C1, which shows potent activity in degrading eEF2K. C1 selectively binds to F8, L10, R144, C146, E229, and Y236 of the eEF2K protein and promotes its proteasomal degradation by increasing the interaction between eEF2K and the ubiquitin E3 ligase βTRCP in the form of molecular glue. C1 significantly inhibits the proliferation and metastasis of TNBC cells both in vitro and in vivo and in TNBC patient-derived organoids, and these antitumor effects are attributed to the degradation of eEF2K by C1. Additionally, combination treatment of C1 with paclitaxel, a commonly used chemotherapeutic drug, exhibits synergistic anti-tumor effects against TNBC. This study not only generates a powerful research tool to investigate the therapeutic potential of targeting eEF2K, but also provides a promising lead compound for developing novel drugs for the treatment of TNBC and other cancers.

Indexed as

Elongation Factor 2 KinaseTriple Negative Breast NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorHumansPaclitaxelPhosphorylationSignal TransductionEEF2K protein, humanElongation Factor 2 KinasePaclitaxeldegradereEF2Kmolecular gluetriple-negative breast cancer

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PMID38084501
PMCPMC10837347
OpenAlexW4389607710

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