Utilizing PROTAC technology to address the on-target platelet toxicity associated with inhibition of BCL-XL

X Zhang, D Thummuri, Y He, X Liu, P Zhang… - Chemical …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
BCL-XL, an anti-apoptotic BCL-2 family protein, plays a key role in cancer cell survival.
However, the potential of BCL-XL as an anti-cancer target has been hampered by the on …

Discovery of PROTAC BCL-XL degraders as potent anticancer agents with low on-target platelet toxicity

X Zhang, D Thummuri, X Liu, W Hu, P Zhang… - European journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Anti-apoptotic protein BCL-X L plays a key role in tumorigenesis and cancer chemotherapy
resistance, rendering it an attractive target for cancer treatment. However, BCL-X L inhibitors …

Discovery of a Novel BCL-XL PROTAC Degrader with Enhanced BCL-2 Inhibition

P Pal, D Thummuri, D Lv, X Liu, P Zhang… - Journal of medicinal …, 2021 - ACS Publications
BCL-XL and BCL-2 are important targets for cancer treatment. BCL-XL specific proteolysis-
targeting chimeras (PROTACs) have been developed to circumvent the on-target platelet …

Strategies to Reduce the On‐Target Platelet Toxicity of Bcl‐xL Inhibitors: PROTACs, SNIPERs and Prodrug‐Based Approaches

A Negi, AS Voisin‐Chiret - ChemBioChem, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Apoptosis is a highly regulated cellular process. Aberration in apoptosis is a common
characteristic of various disorders. Therefore, proteins involved in apoptosis are prime …

Discovery of IAP-recruiting BCL-XL PROTACs as potent degraders across multiple cancer cell lines

X Zhang, Y He, P Zhang, V Budamagunta, D Lv… - European journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Targeting BCL-X L via PROTACs is a promising strategy in reducing BCL-X L
inhibition associated platelet toxicity. Recently, we reported potent BCL-X L PROTAC …

[HTML][HTML] PROTACs are effective in addressing the platelet toxicity associated with BCL-XL inhibitors

P Zhang, X Zhang, X Liu, S Khan, D Zhou… - Exploration of targeted …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract BCL-X L is an anti-apoptotic protein that plays an important role in tumorigenesis,
metastasis, and intrinsic or therapy-induced cancer drug resistance. More recently, BCL-X L …

Structural insights into PROTAC-mediated degradation of Bcl-xL

C Chung, H Dai, E Fernandez, CP Tinworth… - ACS Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The Bcl-2 family of proteins, such as Bcl-xL and Bcl-2, play key roles in cancer cell survival.
Structural studies of Bcl-xL formed the foundation for the development of the first Bcl-2 family …

ABT-199, a potent and selective BCL-2 inhibitor, achieves antitumor activity while sparing platelets

AJ Souers, JD Leverson, ER Boghaert, SL Ackler… - Nature medicine, 2013 - nature.com
Proteins in the B cell CLL/lymphoma 2 (BCL-2) family are key regulators of the apoptotic
process. This family comprises proapoptotic and prosurvival proteins, and shifting the …

[HTML][HTML] BM-1197: A Novel and Specific Bcl-2/Bcl-xL Inhibitor Inducing Complete and Long-Lasting Tumor Regression In Vivo

L Bai, J Chen, D McEachern, L Liu, H Zhou, A Aguilar… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL are critical regulators of apoptosis that are overexpressed in a variety of
human cancers and pharmacological inhibition of Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL represents a promising …

Selective inhibitors of Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL: Balancing antitumor activity with on-target toxicity

EJ Hennessy - Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, 2016 - Elsevier
The induction of apoptosis in tumor cells represents a promising approach to the treatment
of cancer. Accordingly, compounds that interact with the Bcl-2 family of proteins, which are …