PROTAC BRD2/BRD4 degrader-1 (compound 15) serves as a potent, selective degrader of BET proteins BRD4 and BRD2, achieving rapid, reversible, and unexpectedly selective elimination of BRD4 and BRD2 compared to BRD3. Its efficacy in suppressing solid tumors manifest with minimal cytotoxic effects. This compound comprises a BET inhibitor, a connecting linker, and thalidomide as the ligand for cereblon (CRBN)/cullin 4A[1].
TW9 is a dual inhibitor of bromodomain 2 (BD2) in bromodomain-containing protein 4 (BRD4) and histone deacetylase 1 (HDAC1; IC50s = 0.074 and 0.29 μM, respectively).1It is selective for BD2 over BD1 in BRD4 (IC50= 0.72 μM) and for HDAC1 over HDAC2 (IC50= 2.5 μM). TW9 (50 nM) induces apoptosis in, and inhibits proliferation of, MIA PaCa-2 pancreatic cancer cells. It induces cell cycle arrest at the G1phase in HPAC pancreatic cancer cells when used at a concentration of 2 μM. TW9 acts synergistically with gemcitabine to reduce the viability of HPAC cells.
1.Zhang, X., Zegar, T., Weiser, T., et al.Characterization of a dual BET/HDAC inhibitor for treatment of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaInt. J. Cancer147(10)2847-2861(2020)