Discovery of a cryptic site at the interface 2 of TEAD - Towards a new family of YAP/TAZ-TEAD inhibitors.
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ID: ALA5032518
Journal: Eur J Med Chem
Title: Discovery of a cryptic site at the interface 2 of TEAD - Towards a new family of YAP/TAZ-TEAD inhibitors.
Authors: Sturbaut M, Bailly F, Coevoet M, Sileo P, Pugniere M, Liberelle M, Magnez R, Thuru X, Chartier-Harlin MC, Melnyk P, Gelin M, Allemand F, Guichou JF, Cotelle P.
Abstract: The Hippo pathway is involved in organ size control and tissue homeostasis by regulating cell growth, proliferation and apoptosis. It controls the phosphorylation of the transcription co-activator YAP (Yes associated protein) and TAZ (Transcriptional coactivator with PDZ-binding motif) in order to control their nuclear import and their interaction with TEAD (Transcriptional Enhanced Associated Domain). YAP, TAZ and TEADs are dysregulated in several cancers making YAP/TAZ-TEAD interaction a new emerging anti-cancer target. We report the synthesis of a set of trisubstituted pyrazoles which bind to hTEAD2 at the interface 2 revealing for the first time a cryptic pocket created by the movement of the phenol ring of Y382. Compound 6 disrupts YAP/TAZ-TEAD interaction in HEK293T cells and inhibits TEAD target genes and cell proliferation in MDA-MB-231 cells. Compound 6 is therefore the first inhibitor of YAP/TAZ-TEAD targeting interface 2. This molecule could serve with other pan-TEAD inhibitors such as interface 3 ligands, for the delineation of the relative importance of VGLL vs YAP/TAZ in a given cellular model.
CiteXplore: 34509860
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2021.113835
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