Selective Degradation of Splicing Factor CAPER-alpha by Anticancer Sulfonamides
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ABSTRACT: Target protein degradation is an emerging field in drug discovery and development. In particular, the substrate receptor proteins of the cullin ubiquitin ligase system play a key role in selective protein degradation, which is an essential component of the anti-myeloma activity of immunomodulatory drugs (IMiDs) represented by lenalidomide. Here, we demonstrate that a series of anticancer sulfonamides NSC 719239 (E7820), indisulam, and NSC 339004 (chloroquinoxaline sulfonamide, CQS) induce proteasomal degradation of the U2AF-related splicing factor CAPER-alpha via DCAF15-DDB1-CUL4 CRL4-DCAF15 mediated ubiquitination in human cancer cell lines. Both CRISPR/Cas9-based knockout of DCAF15 and a single amino acid substitution of CAPER-alpha conferred resistance against sulfonamide-induced CAPER-alpha degradation and cell-growth inhibition. Thus, the these sulfonamides represent selective chemical probes for disrupting CAPER-alpha function and designate DCAFs as promising drug targets for promoting selective protein degradation in cancer therapy.
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE93829 | GEO | 2017/01/20
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA362543
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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