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Massively Parallel Optimization of the Linker Domain in Small Molecule Dimers Targeting a Toxic r(CUG) Repeat Expansion.


ABSTRACT: RNA contributes to disease pathobiology and is an important therapeutic target. The downstream biology of disease-causing RNAs can be short-circuited with small molecules that recognize structured regions. The discovery and optimization of small molecules interacting with RNA is, however, challenging. Herein, we demonstrate a massively parallel one-bead-one-compound methodology, employed to optimize the linker region of a dimeric compound that binds the toxic r(CUG) repeat expansion [r(CUG)exp] causative of myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1). Indeed, affinity selection on a 331,776-member library allowed the discovery of a compound with enhanced potency both in vitro (10-fold) and in DM1-patient-derived myotubes (5-fold). Molecular dynamics simulations revealed additional interactions between the optimized linker and the RNA, resulting in ca. 10 kcal/mol lower binding free energy. The compound was conjugated to a cleavage module, which directly cleaved the transcript harboring the r(CUG)exp and alleviated disease-associated defects.

SUBMITTER: Vezina-Dawod S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8201483 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Massively Parallel Optimization of the Linker Domain in Small Molecule Dimers Targeting a Toxic r(CUG) Repeat Expansion.

Vezina-Dawod Simon S   Angelbello Alicia J AJ   Choudhary Shruti S   Wang Kye Won KW   Yildirim Ilyas I   Disney Matthew D MD  

ACS medicinal chemistry letters 20210302 6


RNA contributes to disease pathobiology and is an important therapeutic target. The downstream biology of disease-causing RNAs can be short-circuited with small molecules that recognize structured regions. The discovery and optimization of small molecules interacting with RNA is, however, challenging. Herein, we demonstrate a massively parallel one-bead-one-compound methodology, employed to optimize the linker region of a dimeric compound that binds the toxic r(CUG) repeat expansion [r(CUG)<sup>  ...[more]

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