Chemoproteomic Profiling of VVD-065 Selectivity
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ABSTRACT: The NRF2 transcription factor is constitutively active in cancer where it functions to maintain oxidative homeostasis and reprogram cellular metabolism. NRF2-active tumors exhibit NRF2-dependency and resistance to chemo/radiotherapy. Here we characterize VVD-065, a first-in-class NRF2 inhibitor that acts via an unprecedented allosteric molecular glue mechanism. In the absence of stress or mutation, NRF2 is rapidly degraded by the KEAP1-CUL3 ubiquitin-ligase complex. VVD-065 specifically and covalently engages Cys151 on KEAP1, which in turn promotes KEAP1-CUL3 complex formation, leading to enhancement of NRF2 degradation. Previously reported Cys151-directed compounds decrease KEAP1-CUL3 interactions and stabilize NRF2, thus establishing KEAP1_Cys151 as a tunable regulator of the KEAP1-CUL3 9 complex and NRF2 stability. VVD-065 inhibited NRF2-dependent tumor growth and sensitized cancers to 10 chemo/radiotherapy, supporting an open Phase I clinical trial (NCT05954312).
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ORGANISM(S): Homo Sapiens (human)
TISSUE(S): Epithelial Cell
DISEASE(S): Breast Cancer
SUBMITTER:
Christie Eissler
LAB HEAD: Gabe Simon
PROVIDER: PXD071555 | Pride | 2025-12-10
REPOSITORIES: Pride
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