[CAS NO. 1799711-21-9]  dBET1

Treatment with dBET1 elicits a comparable, modest effect on MYC and PIM1 expression. Its treatment downregulates MYC and PIM1 transcription, suggestive of secondary transcriptional effects and transcription of BRD4 and BRD3 are unaffected, consistent with post-transcriptional effects. Transcription of BRD2 is affected by dBET1 and protein stability of the BRD2 gene product is influenced by dBET1. dBET1 induces a potent and superior inhibitory effect on MV4;11 cell proliferation at 24 hours (measured by ATP content, IC50 = 0.14 μM). Exposure of primary leukemic patient blasts to dBET1 elicits dose-proportionate depletion of BRD4 and induction of apoptosis. dBET1-mediated targeted degradation of BET proteins robustly dampens pro-inflammatory responses in LPS-stimulated microglia, that is, depletion of BRD2 and BRD4 with dBET1 is associated with dramatically reduced LPS-induced COX-2 and iNOS protein levels and pro-inflammatory gene transcription of Nos2, Il-1β, Il-6, Tnfα, Ccl2, Ptgs2, and Mmp9.