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Small Molecule Screen Identifies Non-catalytic USP3 Chemical Handle.


ABSTRACT: Zinc-finger ubiquitin-binding domains (ZnF-UBDs) are noncatalytic domains mostly found in deubiquitylases (DUBs) such as USP3. They represent an underexplored opportunity for the development of deubiquitylase-targeting chimeras (DUBTACs) to pharmacologically induce the deubiquitylation of target proteins. We previously showed that ZnF-UBDs are ligandable domains. Here, a focused small molecule library screen against a panel of 11 ZnF-UBDs led to the identification of compound 59, a ligand engaging the ZnF-UBD of USP3 with a KD of 14 μM. The compound binds the expected C-terminal ubiquitin binding pocket of USP3 as shown by hydrogen-deuterium exchange mass spectrometry experiments and does not inhibit the cleavage of K48-linked diubiquitin by USP3. As such, this molecule is a chemical starting point toward chemical tools that could be used to interrogate the function of the USP3 Znf-UBD and the consequences of recruiting USP3 to ubiquitylated proteins.

SUBMITTER: Mann MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10785082 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Zinc-finger ubiquitin-binding domains (ZnF-UBDs) are noncatalytic domains mostly found in deubiquitylases (DUBs) such as USP3. They represent an underexplored opportunity for the development of deubiquitylase-targeting chimeras (DUBTACs) to pharmacologically induce the deubiquitylation of target proteins. We previously showed that ZnF-UBDs are ligandable domains. Here, a focused small molecule library screen against a panel of 11 ZnF-UBDs led to the identification of compound 59, a ligand engagi  ...[more]

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