Nature Communications (Nov 2022)

Selective PROTAC-mediated degradation of SMARCA2 is efficacious in SMARCA4 mutant cancers

  • Jennifer Cantley,
  • Xiaofen Ye,
  • Emma Rousseau,
  • Tom Januario,
  • Brian D. Hamman,
  • Christopher M. Rose,
  • Tommy K. Cheung,
  • Trent Hinkle,
  • Leofal Soto,
  • Connor Quinn,
  • Alicia Harbin,
  • Elizabeth Bortolon,
  • Xin Chen,
  • Roy Haskell,
  • Eva Lin,
  • Shang-Fan Yu,
  • Geoff Del Rosario,
  • Emily Chan,
  • Debra Dunlap,
  • Hartmut Koeppen,
  • Scott Martin,
  • Mark Merchant,
  • Matt Grimmer,
  • Fabio Broccatelli,
  • Jing Wang,
  • Jennifer Pizzano,
  • Peter S. Dragovich,
  • Michael Berlin,
  • Robert L. Yauch

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34562-5
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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SMARCA2 has been identified as a synthetic lethal target in SMARCA4 mutated tumors, however, homology between the two has hindered the development of selective SMARCA2 inhibitors. Here, the authors synthesize a proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC) capable of SMARCA2 specific degradation and demonstrate its utility in the treatment of SMARCA4 mutated tumors.