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新药研发前沿动态 / 医药领域趋势进展

分子伴侣介导的蛋白降解剂研究进展

Research Progress on Chaperone-mediated Protein Degraders

  • 摘要: 蛋白降解靶向嵌合体(proteolysis targeting chimera,PROTAC)技术通过异双功能分子桥接目标蛋白(protein of interest,POI)与E3泛素连接酶,利用泛素-蛋白酶体系统实现POI的特异性降解。然而,PROTAC在应用中面临外源性E3泛素连接酶组织分布不均以及耐药性问题。相比之下,分子伴侣介导的蛋白降解剂(chaperone-mediated protein degrader,CHAMP)技术创新性地利用肿瘤细胞中高表达的热休克蛋白(heat shock protein,HSP)90系统,借助内源性E3泛素连接酶介导的泛素化机制或伴侣介导的自噬途径实现对POI的选择性降解,增强了降解的特异性。在临床前研究中,CHAMP分子展示了良好的血脑屏障穿透能力和肿瘤抑制效果。然而,HSP90的广泛生理功能可能引发脱靶效应,且CHAMP分子较大的相对分子质量可能导致药代动力学的挑战。综述了CHAMP技术的创新机制及其相较于PROTAC的组织特异性与耐药性方面的优势,并展望其在肿瘤治疗中的潜力。

     

    Abstract: The proteolysis targeting chimera(PROTAC) technology bridges the protein of interest(POI) and the E3 ubiquitin ligase through a heterobifunctional molecule, thereby utilizing the ubiquitin-proteasome system to achieve the specific POI degradation. However,PROTACs face limitations of uneven tissue distribution of exogenous E3 ubiquitin ligases and drug resistance in applications. In contrast,the chaperone-mediated protein degrader(CHAMP) technology innovatively leverages the highly expressed heat shock protein 90(HSP90)system in tumor cells. Through either endogenous E3 ubiquitin ligases-mediated ubiquitination or the chaperone-mediated autophagy pathway, it achieves the selective POI degradation, enhancing the specificity of degradation. In preclinical studies, CHAMP molecules have demonstrated favorable blood-brain barrier(BBB) permeability and potent antitumor efficacy. Nevertheless, the broad physiological functions of HSP90 may trigger off-target effects, and the relatively large molecular weight of CHAMPs may pose pharmacokinetic challenges. This review highlights the innovative mechanisms of CHAMP technology and its advantages over PROTAC in tissue specificity and drug resistance, and looks forward to its potential in the treatment of tumors.

     

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