Discovery of Highly Potent and Efficient CBP/p300 Degraders with Strong In Vivo Antitumor Activity

J Med Chem. 2024 May 9;67(9):6952-6986. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c02195. Epub 2024 Apr 22.

Abstract

The transcriptional coactivator cAMP response element binding protein (CREB)-binding protein (CBP) and its homologue p300 have emerged as attractive therapeutic targets for human cancers such as acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Herein, we report the design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of a series of cereblon (CRBN)-recruiting CBP/p300 proteolysis targeting chimeras (PROTACs) based on the inhibitor CCS1477. The representative compounds 14g (XYD190) and 14h (XYD198) potently inhibited the growth of AML cells with low nanomolar IC50 values and effectively degraded CBP and p300 proteins in a concentration- and time-dependent manner. Mechanistic studies confirmed that 14g and 14h can selectively bind to CBP/p300 bromodomains and induce CBP and p300 degradation in bromodomain family proteins in a CRBN- and proteasome-dependent manner. 14g and 14h displayed remarkable antitumor efficacy in the MV4;11 xenograft model (TGI = 88% and 93%, respectively). Our findings demonstrated that 14g and 14h are useful lead compounds and deserve further optimization and activity evaluation for the treatment of human cancers.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antineoplastic Agents* / chemical synthesis
  • Antineoplastic Agents* / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents* / pharmacology
  • CREB-Binding Protein / antagonists & inhibitors
  • CREB-Binding Protein / metabolism
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Proliferation / drug effects
  • Drug Discovery
  • E1A-Associated p300 Protein / antagonists & inhibitors
  • E1A-Associated p300 Protein / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / drug therapy
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / metabolism
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / pathology
  • Mice
  • Mice, Nude
  • Proteolysis* / drug effects
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
  • p300-CBP Transcription Factors / antagonists & inhibitors
  • p300-CBP Transcription Factors / metabolism

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • E1A-Associated p300 Protein
  • CREB-Binding Protein
  • p300-CBP Transcription Factors
  • EP300 protein, human