Design and application of a fluorescent probe for imaging of endogenous Bruton’s tyrosine kinase with preserved enzymatic activity DOI Creative Commons

Anna P. Valaka,

Helena Filipsson Nyström, Liliana Håversen

et al.

RSC Chemical Biology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Development of a novel fluorescent probe for endogenous BTK imaging using evobrutinib as scaffold. Evo-2 enabled real-time visualisation dynamics in living cells while preserving its enzymatic activity.

Language: Английский

Bruton’s Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors (BTKIs): Review of Preclinical Studies and Evaluation of Clinical Trials DOI Creative Commons
Dariusz Rozkiewicz, Justyna Magdalena Hermanowicz, Iwona Kwiatkowska

et al.

Molecules, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 28(5), P. 2400 - 2400

Published: March 6, 2023

In the last few decades, there has been a growing interest in Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) and compounds that target it. BTK is downstream mediator of B-cell receptor (BCR) signaling pathway affects proliferation differentiation. Evidence demonstrating expression on majority hematological cells led to hypothesis inhibitors (BTKIs) such as ibrutinib can be an effective treatment for leukemias lymphomas. However, body experimental clinical data demonstrated significance BTK, not just malignancies, but also solid tumors, breast, ovarian, colorectal, prostate cancers. addition, enhanced activity correlated with autoimmune disease. This gave rise beneficial therapy rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), multiple sclerosis (MS), Sjögren’s syndrome (SS), allergies, asthma. this review article, we summarize most recent findings regarding well advanced have developed date their applications mainly cancer chronic inflammatory disease patients.

Language: Английский

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DCAF1-based PROTACs with activity against clinically validated targets overcoming intrinsic- and acquired-degrader resistance DOI Creative Commons
Martin Schröder, Martin Renatus,

Xiaoyou Liang

et al.

Nature Communications, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 15(1)

Published: Jan. 4, 2024

Targeted protein degradation (TPD) mediates level through small molecule induced redirection of E3 ligases to ubiquitinate neo-substrates and mark them for proteasomal degradation. TPD has recently emerged as a key modality in drug discovery. So far only few have been utilized TPD. Interestingly, the workhorse ligase CRBN observed be downregulated settings resistance immunomodulatory inhibitory drugs (IMiDs). Here we show that essential receptor DCAF1 can harnessed utilizing selective, non-covalent binder. We confirm this binder functionalized into an efficient DCAF1-BRD9 PROTAC. Chemical genetic rescue experiments validate specific via CRL4

Language: Английский

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Harnessing the tumor microenvironment: targeted cancer therapies through modulation of epithelial-mesenchymal transition DOI Creative Commons
Antonino Glaviano,

Hannah Lau,

Lukas M. Carter

et al.

Journal of Hematology & Oncology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 18(1)

Published: Jan. 13, 2025

The tumor microenvironment (TME) is integral to cancer progression, impacting metastasis and treatment response. It consists of diverse cell types, extracellular matrix components, signaling molecules that interact promote growth therapeutic resistance. Elucidating the intricate interactions between cells TME crucial in understanding progression challenges. A critical process induced by epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), wherein epithelial acquire mesenchymal traits, which enhance their motility invasiveness progression. By targeting various components TME, novel investigational strategies aim disrupt TME's contribution EMT, thereby improving efficacy, addressing resistance, offering a nuanced approach therapy. This review scrutinizes key players emphasizing avenues therapeutically components. Moreover, article discusses implications for resistance mechanisms highlights current toward modulation along with potential caveats.

Language: Английский

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Strategies to enhance CAR-T persistence DOI Creative Commons
Yue Liu,

Lingna An,

Ruihao Huang

et al.

Biomarker Research, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 10(1)

Published: Nov. 23, 2022

Abstract Chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR-T) cell therapy has significantly improved the life expectancy for patients with refractory or relapse B lymphoma. As acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL), although primary response rate is promising, high incidence of early caused modest long-term survival CAR-T alone. One main challenges limited persistence cells. To further optimize clinical effects cells, many studies have focused on modifying CAR structure and regulating differentiation. In this review, we focus summarize latest progress strategies adopted during in vitro culture stage to immunotherapy by improving persistence. Such include choosing a suitable source, conditions, combining cells conventional drugs, applying genetic manipulations, all which may improve hematologic malignancies reducing probability recurrence after infusion provide clues solid tumor development.

Language: Английский

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BET Bromodomain Inhibitors: Novel Design Strategies and Therapeutic Applications DOI Creative Commons
Kenneth K.W. To,

Enming Xing,

Ross C. Larue

et al.

Molecules, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 28(7), P. 3043 - 3043

Published: March 29, 2023

The mammalian bromodomain and extra-terminal domain (BET) family of proteins consists four conserved members (Brd2, Brd3, Brd4, Brdt) that regulate numerous cancer-related immunity-associated genes. They are epigenetic readers histone acetylation with broad specificity. BET linked to cancer progression due their interaction cellular including chromatin-modifying factors, transcription modification enzymes. spectacular growth in the clinical development small-molecule inhibitors underscores interest importance this protein as an anticancer target. Current approaches targeting for therapy rely on mimics block bromodomains from binding chromatin. However, bromodomain-targeted agents suffering dose-limiting toxicities because effects other bromodomain-containing proteins. In review, we provided updated summary about evolution inhibitors. design bivalent inhibitors, kinase dual proteolysis-targeting chimeras (PROTACs), Brd4-selective discussed. novel strategy unique C-terminal (ET) its therapeutic significance will also be highlighted. Apart single agent treatment alone, have been combined chemotherapeutic modalities demonstrating favorable outcomes. investigation specific biomarkers predicting efficacy resistance is needed fully realize potential setting.

Language: Английский

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Screening Ultra-Large Encoded Compound Libraries Leads to Novel Protein–Ligand Interactions and High Selectivity DOI Creative Commons
Gavin W. Collie, Matthew Clark, Anthony D. Keefe

et al.

Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 67(2), P. 864 - 884

Published: Jan. 10, 2024

The DNA-encoded library (DEL) discovery platform has emerged as a powerful technology for hit identification in recent years. It become one of the major parallel workstreams small molecule drug along with other strategies such HTS and data mining. For many researchers working DEL field, it increasingly evident that hits leads discovered via screening bind to target proteins unique unprecedented binding modes. This Perspective is our attempt analyze reports purpose providing rigorous useful account modes observed DEL-derived ligands focus on mode novelty.

Language: Английский

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Bruton’s Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors: Recent Updates DOI Open Access

Amneh A Fares,

Carlos Carracedo Uribe,

Diana Martinez

et al.

International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 25(4), P. 2208 - 2208

Published: Feb. 12, 2024

Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitors have revolutionized the landscape for treatment of hematological malignancies, solid tumors, and, recently, autoimmune disorders. The BTK receptor is expressed in several hematopoietic cells such as macrophages, neutrophils, mast cells, and osteoclasts. Similarly, involved signaling pathways chemokine signaling, Toll-like Fc signaling. Due to their unique mechanism, these agents provide a diverse utility variety disease states not limited field malignant hematology are generally well-tolerated.

Language: Английский

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From PROTAC to TPD: Advances and Opportunities in Targeted Protein Degradation DOI Creative Commons
Siqi Wang, Fuchu He, Chunyan Tian

et al.

Pharmaceuticals, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 17(1), P. 100 - 100

Published: Jan. 11, 2024

PROTAC is a rapidly developing engineering technology for targeted protein degradation using the ubiquitin–proteasome system, which has promising applications inflammatory diseases, neurodegenerative and malignant tumors. This paper gives brief overview of development design principles PROTAC, with special focus on PROTAC-based explorations in recent years aimed at achieving controlled improving bioavailability as well TPD technologies that use other pathways such autophagy lysosomes to achieve degradation.

Language: Английский

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Function and targeting of MALT1 paracaspase in cancer DOI Creative Commons
Thomas J. O’Neill, Marie J. Tofaute, Daniel Krappmann

et al.

Cancer Treatment Reviews, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 117, P. 102568 - 102568

Published: April 26, 2023

The paracaspase MALT1 has emerged as a key regulator of immune signaling, which also promotes tumor development by both cancer cell-intrinsic and -extrinsic mechanisms. As an integral subunit the CARD11-BCL10-MALT1 (CBM) signaling complex, intriguing dual function in lymphocytes. acts scaffolding protein to drive activation NF-κB transcription factors protease modulate cleavage distinct substrates. Aberrant activity is critical for NF-κB-dependent survival proliferation malignant cells, fostered paracaspase-catalyzed inactivation negative regulators canonical pathway like A20, CYLD RelB. Specifically, B cell receptor-addicted lymphomas rely strongly on this function, but survival, metastasis certain solid cancers sensitive inhibition. Beyond this, exercises cell-extrinsic role maintaining immune-suppressive regulatory T (Treg) cells microenvironment (TME). inhibition able convert pro-inflammatory Treg TME cancers, thereby eliciting robust anti-tumor immunity that can augment effects checkpoint inhibitors. Therefore, promoting functions offer unique therapeutic opportunities, motivated potent selective inhibitors currently under pre-clinical clinical evaluation.

Language: Английский

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BTK signaling—a crucial link in the pathophysiology of chronic spontaneous urticaria DOI Creative Commons
Jonathan A. Bernstein, Marcus Maurer, Sarbjit S. Saini

et al.

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 153(5), P. 1229 - 1240

Published: Dec. 21, 2023

Chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) is an inflammatory skin disorder that manifests with itchy wheals, angioedema, or both for >6 weeks. Mast cells (MCs) and basophils are the key pathogenic drivers of CSU; their activation results in histamine cytokine release subsequent dermal inflammation. Two overlapping mechanisms MC basophil have been proposed CSU: type I autoimmunity, also called autoallergy, mediated via IgE against various autoallergens, IIb predominantly IgG directed receptor FcεRI FcεRI-bound IgE. Both involve cross-linking downstream signaling pathways may co-occur same patient. In addition, B-cell (BCR) has postulated to play a role CSU by generating autoreactive B autoantibody production. A cornerstone BCR Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK), making BTK inhibition clear therapeutic target CSU. The potential application early-generation inhibitors, including ibrutinib, allergic autoimmune diseases limited due unfavorable benefit–risk profile. However, novel inhibitors improved selectivity safety profiles developed under clinical investigation diseases, Phase 2 trials, remibrutinib fenebrutinib demonstrated rapid sustained improvements disease activity. With 3 studies ongoing, it hoped will present effective, well-tolerated option patients antihistamine-refractory CSU, phenotype presents considerable challenge.

Language: Английский

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