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ArticleOncology research2025

Discovery and Characterization of Novel IKZF1/3 Glue Degraders against Multiple Hematological Cancer Cell Lines.

Ting Wei, Pengli Wei, Yalei Wang, Yaqiu Mao, Jian Yan, Xiaotong Hu, Zhenze Qi, Xu Cai, Changkai Jia, Zhiyuan Zhao and 9 more

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Article in Oncology research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Ting WeiCollege of Chemical Engineering, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, 063210, China.
Pengli WeiNational Engineering Research Center for Strategic Drugs, Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing, 100850, China.
Yalei WangCollege of Chemical Engineering, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, 063210, China.
Yaqiu MaoNational Engineering Research Center for Strategic Drugs, Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing, 100850, China.
Jian YanNational Engineering Research Center for Strategic Drugs, Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing, 100850, China.
Xiaotong HuNational Engineering Research Center for Strategic Drugs, Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing, 100850, China.
Zhenze QiNational Engineering Research Center for Strategic Drugs, Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing, 100850, China.
Xu CaiNational Engineering Research Center for Strategic Drugs, Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing, 100850, China.
Changkai JiaNational Engineering Research Center for Strategic Drugs, Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing, 100850, China.
Zhiyuan ZhaoNational Engineering Research Center for Strategic Drugs, Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing, 100850, China.
Bingkun LiNational Engineering Research Center for Strategic Drugs, Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing, 100850, China.
Min QiaoNational Engineering Research Center for Strategic Drugs, Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing, 100850, China.
Yaxin ZouNational Engineering Research Center for Strategic Drugs, Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing, 100850, China.
Tingting YangState Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, China.
Shiyang SunNational Engineering Research Center for Strategic Drugs, Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing, 100850, China.
Xuesong FengSchool of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Shenyang, 110122, China.
Pengyun LiNational Engineering Research Center for Strategic Drugs, Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing, 100850, China.
Hongzhou ShangCollege of Chemical Engineering, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, 063210, China.
Zhibing ZhengNational Engineering Research Center for Strategic Drugs, Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing, 100850, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: Immunomodulatory drugs (IMiDs), functioning as molecular glue degraders, have been approved for treating various hematological malignancies; however, the inevitable acquired drug resistance resulting from their skeletal similarity and hematological toxicities poses significant obstacles to their clinical treatment. The study aimed to develop degraders with potent efficiency and low toxicity. Methods: Phenotypic profiling, elaborate structure-activity relationships (SAR), rational drug design and degradation profiles investigations, quantitative proteomics analysis and cell-based functional studies, and pharmacokinetic studies were conducted to develop more potent degraders. Results: This study developed novel CRBN-binding moieties through methylene deletion in lenalidomide's isoindole core. Lead compounds MGD-A7 and MGD-C9 demonstrated superior antiproliferative efficacy vs. IMiDs, with submicromolar potency. MGD-A7 and MGD-C9 significantly and selectively induced the degradation of Ikaros Family Zinc Finger Proteins 1 and 3 (IKZF1/3) with nanomolar potency via a CRBN-dependent pathway. Mechanistically, MGD-A7 and MGD-C9 dramatically induced cell apoptosis and G1 cell cycle arrest and MGD-C9 exhibited favorable pharmacokinetic properties Conclusions: These results indicate that MGD-C9 could act as a highly effective CRBN ligand and is expected to become a candidate drug for the treatment of hematological malignancies.

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Antineoplastic AgentsHematologic NeoplasmsIkaros Transcription FactorAnimalsApoptosisCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationDrug DiscoveryHumansLenalidomideMiceProteolysisStructure-Activity RelationshipUbiquitin-Protein LigasesXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysAntineoplastic AgentsIkaros Transcription FactorIKZF1 protein, humanIKZF3 protein, humanLenalidomideUbiquitin-Protein Ligasesantitumor evaluationcereblon ligands (CRBN ligands)Hematological cancerIkaros family zinc finger proteins 1 and 3 (IKZF1/3)molecular docking

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PMCPMC12494099

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