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This novel article publication from discusses how molecular glue triggers PHGDH degradation by enhancing the interplay between DDB1 and PHGDH.

Most cancers stem cells (CSCs) play a vital function in tumor formation, proliferation, metastasisdrug resistance and recurrence. Subsequently, concentrating on CSCs has emerged as a promising strategy for most cancers remedy.

Lately, 3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (PHGDH) was discovered to be intently related to the regulation of diverse most cancers stem cells. Nonetheless, there are few stories on the practical regulators of PHGDH that may attenuate the stem cell property of assorted cancers. On this examine, the novel “molecular glue” LXH-3-71 was recognized, which strongly induced the degradation of PHGDH, thus modulating the stem cell property of colon most cancers cells (CRCs) each in vitro and in vivo. Notably, LXH-3-71 was noticed to kind a dynamic chimera between PHGDH and the DDB1-CRL E3 ligase.

These findings not solely elucidate the anti-CSC mechanism of the lead compound but in addition counsel that knockdown of PHGDH could also be a extra viable therapeutic technique than creating PHGDH inhibitors. As well as, the compound LXH-3-71 was employed as a novel ligand for the DDB1-CRL E3 ligase, facilitating the growth of novel PROTAC molecules concentrating on EGFR and CDK4 degradation.