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| Title | Chemically-induced degradation of the endoplasmic-reticulum stress sensor IRE1 by a VHL-recruiting chimera. |
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| Journal, issue, pages | Nat Commun, Vol. 16, Issue 1, Page 11445, Year 2025 |
| Publish date | Dec 11, 2025 |
Authors | Jin Du / Elisia Villemure / Matthew Johnson / Caleigh Azumaya / Catarina J Gaspar / Scot Marsters / David Lawrence / Scott Foster / Alexis Rohou / Tommy K Cheung / Christopher M Rose / Thomas Garner / Soo Ro / Kevin Clark / Maureen H Beresini / Marie-Gabrielle Braun / Joachim Rudolph / Peter Hsu / Avi Ashkenazi / ![]() |
| PubMed Abstract | The endoplasmic-reticulum (ER) transmembrane protein IRE1 mitigates ER stress through kinase-endoribonuclease and scaffolding activities. Cancer cells often co-opt IRE1 to facilitate growth. An IRE1- ...The endoplasmic-reticulum (ER) transmembrane protein IRE1 mitigates ER stress through kinase-endoribonuclease and scaffolding activities. Cancer cells often co-opt IRE1 to facilitate growth. An IRE1-RNase inhibitor has entered clinical trials; however, recent work uncovered a significant nonenzymatic IRE1 dependency in cancer. To fully disrupt IRE1, we describe a proteolysis-targeting chimera (G6374) that couples an IRE1-kinase ligand to a compound that binds the ubiquitin Cullin-RING Ligase (CRL) substrate receptor, VHL. G6374 induces a stable, cooperative interaction between IRE1 and VHL, driving K48-linked ubiquitination on two principal lysine residues in the IRE1-kinase domain and inducing proteasomal IRE1 degradation. Cryogenic electron microscopy and mutagenesis studies reveal a 2:2 IRE1:VHL ternary-complex topology and critical interactional features, informing future designs. G6374 blocks growth of IRE1-dependent cancer cells irrespective of their dependency mode, while sparing IRE1-independent cells. We provide a proof-of-concept for VHL-based degradation of an ER-transmembrane protein, advancing strategies to fully disrupt IRE1. |
External links | Nat Commun / PubMed:41381506 / PubMed Central |
| Methods | EM (single particle) |
| Resolution | 2.6 Å |
| Structure data | EMDB-49119, PDB-9n88: |
| Chemicals | ![]() PDB-1bwf: ![]() ChemComp-HOH: |
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Keywords | TRANSFERASE / Complex / degrader |
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