Expanding the Ligandable Chemical Space of OTUB1 through Discovery of a Four-Membered-Ring Recruiter Chemotype
Wu, Q.; Song, X.; Chen, L.; Inuzuki, H.; Atkins, J.; Qi, Y.; Xiong, Y.; Wei, W.; Jin, J.
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Deubiquitinase-targeting chimeras (DUBTACs) have emerged as a promising strategy for targeted protein stabilization, but their broader application remains limited by the scarcity of ligandable deubiquitinase recruiters. Here, we report a previously unexplored four-membered-ring OTUB1 recruiter chemotype. Through systematic structure-activity relationship studies, we identified compound 21 (MS2159) as a potent and selective covalent OTUB1 ligand. Biochemical and intact protein mass spectrometric analyses demonstrated that MS2159 selectively engages the non-catalytic C23 residue of OTUB1, shows minimal reactivity toward other tested proteins, and preserves OTUB1 deubiquitinase activity. Conjugation of MS2159 with the CFTR ligand lumacaftor yielded compound 25 (MS2134), which effectively stabilized {Delta}F508-CFTR. Collectively, these findings establish a new OTUB1 recruiter scaffold, expand the ligandable chemical space of OTUB1, and provide additional opportunities for developing next-generation DUBTACs.
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