Degradation of the BAF Complex Factor BRD9 by Heterobifunctional Ligands. Author David Remillard, Dennis Buckley, Joshiawa Paulk, Gerard Brien, Matthew Sonnett, Hyuk-Soo Seo, Shiva Dastjerdi, Martin Wühr, Sirano Dhe-Paganon, Scott Armstrong, James Bradner Publication Year 2017 Type Journal Article Abstract The bromodomain-containing protein BRD9, a subunit of the human BAF (SWI/SNF) nucleosome remodeling complex, has emerged as an attractive therapeutic target in cancer. Despite the development of chemical probes targeting the BRD9 bromodomain, there is a limited understanding of BRD9 function beyond acetyl-lysine recognition. We have therefore created the first BRD9-directed chemical degraders, through iterative design and testing of heterobifunctional ligands that bridge the BRD9 bromodomain and the cereblon E3 ubiquitin ligase complex. Degraders of BRD9 exhibit markedly enhanced potency compared to parental ligands (10- to 100-fold). Parallel study of degraders with divergent BRD9-binding chemotypes in models of acute myeloid leukemia resolves bromodomain polypharmacology in this emerging drug class. Together, these findings reveal the tractability of non-BET bromodomain containing proteins to chemical degradation, and highlight lead compound dBRD9 as a tool for the study of BRD9. Keywords Molecular Structure, Nuclear Proteins, Humans, Transcription Factors, Ligands, DNA-Binding Proteins, Drug Delivery Systems, Pyrroles Journal Angew Chem Int Ed Engl Volume 56 Issue 21 Pages 5738-5743 Date Published 2017 May 15 ISSN Number 1521-3773 DOI 10.1002/anie.201611281 Alternate Journal Angew Chem Int Ed Engl PMCID PMC5967236 PMID 28418626 PubMedPubMed CentralGoogle ScholarBibTeXEndNote X3 XML