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- Title
Bifunctional Small‐Molecule Ligands of K‐Ras Induce Its Association with Immunophilin Proteins.
- Authors
Zhang, Ziyang; Shokat, Kevan M.
- Abstract
Here we report the design, synthesis, and characterization of bifunctional chemical ligands that induce the association of Ras with ubiquitously expressed immunophilin proteins such as FKBP12 and cyclophilin A. We show this approach is applicable to two distinct Ras ligand scaffolds, and that both the identity of the immunophilin ligand and the linker chemistry affect compound efficacy in biochemical and cellular contexts. These ligands bind to Ras in an immunophilin‐dependent fashion and mediate the formation of tripartite complexes of Ras, immunophilin, and the ligand. The recruitment of cyclophilin A to GTP‐bound Ras blocks its interaction with B‐Raf in biochemical assays. Our study demonstrates the feasibility of ligand‐induced association of Ras with intracellular proteins and suggests it as a promising therapeutic strategy for Ras‐driven cancers.
- Subjects
RAS proteins; LIGANDS (Chemistry); PROTEINS; CHEMISTRY
- Publication
Angewandte Chemie, 2019, Vol 131, Issue 45, p16460
- ISSN
0044-8249
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ange.201910124