SJPYT-195: A Designed Nuclear Receptor Degrader That Functions as a Molecular Glue Degrader of GSPT1

ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters
2022.0

Abstract

We previously reported a specific inverse agonist (SPA70) of the nuclear receptor pregnane X receptor (PXR). However, derivatization of SPA70 yielded only agonists and neutral antagonists, suggesting that inverse agonism of PXR is difficult to achieve. Therefore, we sought to design proteolysis targeting chimeras (PROTACs) aimed at inducing PXR degradation. Conjugation of a SPA70 derivative to ligands of the E3 substrate receptor cereblon (CRBN) resulted in one molecule, SJPYT-195, that reduced PXR protein level in an optimized degradation assay described here. Further analysis revealed that SJPYT-195 was a molecular glue degrader of the translation termination factor GSPT1 and that GSPT1 degradation resulted in subsequent reduction of PXR protein. GSPT1 has recently gained interest as an anticancer target, and our results give new insights into chemical determinants of drug-induced GSPT1 degradation. Additionally, we have developed assays and cell models for PXR degrader discovery that can be applied to additional protein targets.

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