Developing potent LC3-targeting AUTAC tools for protein degradation with selective autophagy

Chem Commun (Camb). 2021 Dec 7;57(97):13194-13197. doi: 10.1039/d1cc04661f.

Abstract

Autophagy-based protein degradation is emerging as a promising technology for anti-diseases and innovative drug discovery. Here, we demonstrate a novel type of autophagy-targeting chimera (AUTAC) to degrade protein by targeting autophagy key protein LC3. The best compound 10f powerfully degraded BRD4 protein through the autophagy pathway and exhibited good anti-proliferative activity in multiple tumor cells, providing a powerful toolbox for medicinal chemists to study disease-related targets with autophagy-based degradation.

MeSH terms

  • Autophagy*
  • Cell Cycle Proteins / metabolism
  • HeLa Cells
  • Humans
  • Microtubule-Associated Proteins / metabolism*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Transcription Factors / metabolism

Substances

  • BRD4 protein, human
  • Cell Cycle Proteins
  • MAP1LC3A protein, human
  • Microtubule-Associated Proteins
  • Transcription Factors