Accumulating studies have revealed the critical roles of Brd4 in cancer development. It is a novel and promising drug target for cancer therapy. However, Brd4 inhibitors show no specificity and selectivity for individual BET family members. Our Preliminary data suggested REJ-C1G3, a natural product purified from roots of polygonum cuspidatum, specifically cause Brd4 degradation in between BET family members; a specific ubiquitin-proteasome pathway may be activated by REJ-C1G3 to cause Brd4 degradation. In this proposal, we plan to further identify the specificity of REJ-C1G3 induced Brd4 degradation in genome wide, elucidate the molecular mechanism of polyubiquitinated Brd4 degradation caused by REJ-C1G3, explore the anti-tumor function of REJ-C1G3 by targeting Brd4. This project will facilitate the drug design and development by targeting Brd4, provide a new direction and theoretical foundation for accurate anti-tumor treatment.
研究表明,Brd4与人类肿瘤的发生密切相关,是肿瘤药物开发的新型靶点。目前已有的Brd4抑制剂存在特异性不足,对其家族成员的选择性不高等问题。我们前期研究结果显示: 中药虎杖活性提取物REJ-C1G3可特异性的诱导Brd4的降解,而不能诱导其家族同源物Brd2、Brd3、BrdT的降解;且该降解可能是通过诱导Brd4的多聚泛素化蛋白水解途径发生的。本项目拟在前期研究基础上,进一步甄别REJ-C1G3诱导Brd4降解的特异性,阐明REJ-C1G3对Brd4的多聚泛素化诱导及其机制,探讨REJ-C1G3靶向Brd4的抗肿瘤活性作用。本项目的开展将有助于Brd4靶向药物的开发和设计,为肿瘤的精准靶向治疗提供新的方向和理论基础。
研究表明,Brd4与人类肿瘤的发生密切相关,是肿瘤药物开发的新型靶点。区别于目前开发的BETi,本项目所研究的化合物REJ-C1G3靶向Brd4的脯氨酸富集序列,通过相位分离机制发挥抑制Brd4的作用。研究发现REJ-C1G3可直接与Brd4结合,形成SDS不溶解的状态。通过进一步构建Brd4的各种截短体,我们发现REJ-C1G3通过脯氨酸富集序列发挥作用,而脯氨酸富集序列位于Brd4IDR,驱动Brd4相位分离形成,因此通过体内、体外相关相位分离实验,发现脯氨酸富集序列并不影响Brd4相位分离的形成,但REJ-C1G3可通过脯氨酸富集序列使Brd4相位分离转化为SDS不溶解的蛋白聚合,且有效抑制Brd4在癌基因超级增强子处的富集,降低其驱动基因转录。因此干扰相位分离可作为抑制Brd4活性的一种有效策略。本项目为靶向Brd4的药物提供了潜在的化合物,为肿瘤的精准靶向治疗提供新的方向和理论基础。
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