Proximity-induced rewiring of oncogenic kinase triggers apoptosis
Manuel L. Merz, Veronika M. Shoba, Rajaiah Pergu, Zachary C. Severance, Dhanushka N. P. Munkanatta Godage, Arghya Deb, Hui Si Kwok, Prashant R. Singh, Sameek Singh, Jonathan B. Allen, Wenzhi Tian, Pallavi M. Gosavi, Santosh Kumar Chaudhary, Viktoriya S. Anokhina, Ellen Weisberg, , Amit Choudhary
This paper develops a small molecule, BRD8833, that induces BCR-ABL phosphorylation to disrupt its active site electric field, leading to loss of hyperactivity and apoptosis in BCR-ABL-dependent cancer cells.
ACS Central Science · Apr 9, 2026Peer-reviewedSynthetic Biology