CG 858 is a selective BRAF-V600E protein Degrader (uSMITETM). CG 858 comprises the BRAF kinase inhibitor vemurafenib linked to the E3 ligase ligand Thalidomide. CG 858 dose-dependently degrades BRAF-V600E but not wild type BRAF, and reduces cell viability and colony formation in HT-29 and A375 cells (DC50 values are 124 nM and 500 nM, respectively). It exhibits 88% degradation at 500 nM. CG 858 also impairs melanoma cell growth.
PROTAC BRAF-V600E degrader-2 (compound 12) is a potent BRAF-V600E degrader with Kds of 14.4 nM and 9.5 nM for BRAF and BRAF-V600E, respectively. PROTAC BRAF-V600E degrader-2 selectively degraded the kinase domain of BRAF-V600E but not the wild-type BRAF. PROTAC BRAF-V600E degrader-2 inhibits melanoma cell growth[1].
BRAF-V600E: 9.5 nM (Kd); Braf: 14.4 nM (Kd); Cereblon
[1] Xiao-Ran Han, et al. Discovery of Selective Small Molecule Degraders of BRAF-V600E. J Med Chem. 2020 Apr 23;63(8):4069-4080. DOI:
10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b02083