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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2026

A Reactive Antagonist Strategy: Cysteine-Directed Covalent Molecular Glue in Plant Hormone Receptor Regulation.

Minoru Ueda, Kotaro Matsumoto, Takao Nomura, Yousuke Takaoka, Taichi Okumura, Wataru Kozaki, Hikaru Hoshikawa, Yuho Nishizato, Andrea Chini, Roberto Solano and 1 more

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2026. 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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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors.

Minoru UedaDepartment of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2305-3303
Kotaro MatsumotoDepartment of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
Takao NomuraCenter For Research and Education on Drug Discovery, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
Yousuke TakaokaDepartment of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
Taichi OkumuraDepartment of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
Wataru KozakiDepartment of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
Hikaru HoshikawaDepartment of Molecular and Chemical Life Sciences, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
Yuho NishizatoDepartment of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
Andrea ChiniPlant Molecular Genetics Department, National Centre for Biotechnology (CNB), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC), Madrid, Spain.
Roberto SolanoPlant Molecular Genetics Department, National Centre for Biotechnology (CNB), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC), Madrid, Spain.
Katsumi MaenakaCenter For Research and Education on Drug Discovery, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.

Funding

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 20H00402Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 21K19037Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 22KK0076Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 23H00316Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 23K17967Japan Society for the Promotion of Science JP23H04880Japan Society for the Promotion of Science JP23H04883Japan Society for the Promotion of Science JPJSBP120229905Japan Society for the Promotion of Science JPJSBP120239903Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology JP25ama121037
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Controlling protein-protein interactions (PPIs) remains a challenge in modern chemistry. In plants, jasmonoyl-L-isoleucine (JA-Ile) acts as a molecular glue that facilitates PPIs between the F-box protein COI1 and JAZ repressors, leading to transcriptional reprogramming. However, the functional redundancy of JAZ proteins complicates biological studies. To overcome this, we introduce a reactive antagonist (RA) strategy that selectively induces COI1-JAZ interactions for a Cys-mutated JAZ mutant while inhibiting interactions with wild-type JAZs. We designed and synthesized COR-oxime derivatives, identifying O-bromo-ethyl COR-oxime as an optimal RA, functioning as a Cys-directed covalent molecular glue. Mass spectrometry and fluorescence anisotropy assays confirmed its selective covalent binding to Cys-mutated JAZ1, leading to targeted degradation in Arabidopsis. This strategy enables precise functional dissection of JAZ subtypes without affecting endogenous pathways. Given the genetic redundancy in many biological systems, the RA strategy provides a powerful chemical biology tool for dissecting complex signaling networks beyond plant hormone research.

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ArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsCyclopentanesCysteineIsoleucinePlant Growth RegulatorsCo-Repressor ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, PlantArabidopsis ProteinsCOI1 protein, ArabidopsisCo-Repressor ProteinsCyclopentanesCysteineIsoleucinejasmonoyl-isoleucinePlant Growth RegulatorsCOI1‐JAZ co‐receptorJA‐Ilemolecular glueplant hormonePPI

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PMID41504349
PMCPMC12915133

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