Discovery of Small Molecules that Induce the Degradation of Huntingtin.
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl
; 56(38): 11530-11533, 2017 09 11.
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ABSTRACT
Huntington's disease (HD) is an autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disorder caused by the aggregation of mutant huntingtin (mHtt), and removal of toxic mHtt is expected to be an effective therapeutic approach. We designed two small hybrid molecules (1 and 2) by linking a ligand for ubiquitin ligase (cellular inhibitor of apoptosis protein 1; cIAP1) with probes for mHtt aggregates, anticipating that these compounds would recruit cIAP1 to mHtt and induce selective degradation by the ubiquitin-proteasome system. The synthesized compounds reduced mHtt levels in HD patient fibroblasts and appear to be promising candidates for the development of a treatment for HD.
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Assunto principal:
Bibliotecas de Moléculas Pequenas
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Descoberta de Drogas
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Proteína Huntingtina
Limite:
Humans
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En
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Angew Chem Int Ed Engl
Ano de publicação:
2017
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Article
País de afiliação:
Japão