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Systematic Targeting of Protein Complexes with Molecular COUPLrs

Yang, D.; Harry, S.; Chong, H.; Zhang, E.; Nordenfelt, N.; Chen, N.; Lee, C.; Kaluziak, S.; Codd, E.; Trivedi, S.; Gohar, M.; McKnight, G.; Mitchell, D.; Ge, M.; Gao, C.; Holmes, Z.; Yang, W.; Smith, A.; Carlin, A.; Lazarov, M.; Khandelwal, N.; Takahashi, M.; Zhang, S.; Leong, H.; Martinez Luna, H.; Chearavanont, Z.; Emonds, K.; Popoola, G.; Barakat, I.; Onozato, M.; Mahamdeh, M. S. S.; Fujino, T.; Seo, H.-S.; Dhe-Paganon, S.; Sun, Z.-Y.; Heffron, G.; Hata, A.; Soberman, R.; Liau, B.; Iafrate, A. J.; bar-peled, l.

2024-07-18 systems biology
10.1101/2024.07.16.603666 bioRxiv
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Molecular glues that engage protein complexes have transformed the study of cell biology and have had a direct impact on clinical oncology. However, the identification of new glue classes and their corresponding protein complexes has remained largely serendipitous. To overcome this challenge, we report the development of molecular COUPLrs, elaborated small molecules flanked by two cysteine-reactive warheads, as well as CONNECT, an integrated chemical proteomic platform for target deconvolution. By profiling a library of molecular COUPLrs across 13 cancer cell lines, we uncovered hundreds of proteins that can be coupled together, including in some cases in mutant selective fashions. We develop an advanced COUPLr for the oncogene EML4-ALK, which engages the fusion outside of its kinase domain, restricts protein dynamics, and disrupts EML4-ALK signaling. Collectively, molecular COUPLrs substantially expand the scope of proteins that can be chemically connected, providing an unbiased approach to identify small molecules that target protein complexes.

Published in Cancer Discovery · training set

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