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Molecular Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of SNIPER (ER) that Induces Targeted Protein Degradation of ERα
Nobumichi Ohoka1, Hidetomo Yokoo2, Keiichiro Okuhira1,3
1Division of Molecular Target and Gene Therapy Products, National Institute of Health Sciences, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan.
Abstract:
Manipulation of protein stability using small molecules has a great potential for both basic research and clinical therapy. Based on our protein knockdown technology, we developed chimeric degrader molecules SNIPER(ER)s that target the estrogen receptor alpha (ERα) for degradation via the ubiquitin-proteasome system. This chapter describes the design and synthesis of SNIPER(ER) compounds and methods for the evaluation of their activity in cellular systems and in a tumor xenograft model.
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