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ArticleCell chemical biology2024

Enhancer reprogramming underlies therapeutic utility of a SMARCA2 degrader in SMARCA4 mutant cancer.

Sasikumar Kotagiri, Nicholas Blazanin, Yuanxin Xi, Yanyan Han, Md Qudratullah, Xiaobing Liang, Yawen Wang, Poonam Pandey, Hira Mazhar, Truong Nguyen Lam and 3 more

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Article in Cell chemical biology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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13 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. SMARCA4-Directed Treatment in Oncology Clinical Trials: A Review.Journal of immunotherapy and precision oncology · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Sasikumar KotagiriDepartment of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Nicholas BlazaninDepartment of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Yuanxin XiDepartment of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Yanyan HanDepartment of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Md QudratullahDepartment of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Xiaobing LiangDepartment of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Yawen WangDepartment of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Poonam PandeyDepartment of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Hira MazharDepartment of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Truong Nguyen LamDepartment of Genitourinary Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Anand Kamal SinghDepartment of Genomic Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Jing WangDepartment of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Yonathan LissanuDepartment of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Department of Genomic Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA. Electronic address: ylissanu@mdanderson.org.

Funding

Mechanisms and Vulnerabilities of SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complex mutant lung cancerR37CA251629 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI LISSANU, YONATHAN · 2020 to 2025
$3.3M
Targeting SMARCA2 as a therapeutic strategy in SMARCA4 mutant lung cancerR01CA272945 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI Yonathan Lissanu · 2022 to 2026
$2.7M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA272945NCI NIH HHS R37 CA251629
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Genomic studies have identified frequent mutations in subunits of the SWI/SNF (switch/sucrose non-fermenting) chromatin remodeling complex including SMARCA4 and ARID1A in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Genetic evidence indicates that the paralog SMARCA2 is synthetic lethal to SMARCA4 suggesting SMARCA2 is a valuable therapeutic target. However, the discovery of selective inhibitors of SMARCA2 has been challenging. Here, we utilized structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies to develop YD23, a potent and selective proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC) targeting SMARCA2. Mechanistically, we show that SMARCA2 degradation induces reprogramming of the enhancer landscape in SMARCA4-mutant cells with loss of chromatin accessibility at enhancers of genes involved in cell proliferation. Furthermore, we identified YAP/TEADas key partners to SMARCA2 in driving growth of SMARCA4-mutant cells. Finally, we show that YD23 has potent tumor growth inhibitory activity in SMARCA4-mutant xenografts. These findings provide the mechanistic basis for development of SMARCA2 degraders as synthetic lethal therapeutics against SMARCA4-mutant lung cancers.

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Cell ProliferationDNA HelicasesLung NeoplasmsNuclear ProteinsTranscription FactorsAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCell Line, TumorFemaleHumansMiceMice, NudeMolecular StructureMutationStructure-Activity RelationshipAntineoplastic AgentsDNA HelicasesNuclear ProteinsSMARCA2 protein, humanSMARCA4 protein, humanTranscription Factorscell cycleenhancer accessibilitygene regulationlung cancerPROTACSMARCA2SMARCA4SWI/SNFsynthetic lethalityYAP/TEAD

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PMID39378885
PMCPMC11663135

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