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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-5-10
pubmed:abstractText
Lysine and arginine methyltransferases participate in the post-translational modification of histones and regulate key cellular functions. So far only one arginine methyltransferase inhibitor discovered by random screening was available. We present the first target-based approach to protein arginine methyltransferase (PRMT) inhibitors. Homology models of human and Aspergillus nidulans PRMT1 were generated from available X-ray structures of rat PRMTs. The NCI diversity set was filtered by a target-based virtual screening to identify PRMT inhibitors. Employing a fungal PRMT for screening and a human enzyme for validation, we have identified seven inhibitors of PRMTs in vitro. Hit validation was achieved for two new inhibitors by antibody mediated detection of histone hypomethylation as well as Western blotting in cancer cells. Functional activity was proven by an observed block of estrogen receptor activation. Thus, valuable chemical tools and potential drug candidates could be identified.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0022-2623
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
17
pubmed:volume
50
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2319-25
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17432842-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:17432842-Aspergillus nidulans, pubmed-meshheading:17432842-Benzimidazoles, pubmed-meshheading:17432842-Binding Sites, pubmed-meshheading:17432842-Cell Line, Tumor, pubmed-meshheading:17432842-Crystallography, X-Ray, pubmed-meshheading:17432842-Dapsone, pubmed-meshheading:17432842-Databases, Factual, pubmed-meshheading:17432842-Estrogen Receptor alpha, pubmed-meshheading:17432842-Fungal Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:17432842-Histones, pubmed-meshheading:17432842-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:17432842-Methylation, pubmed-meshheading:17432842-Models, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:17432842-Naphthalenes, pubmed-meshheading:17432842-Protein-Arginine N-Methyltransferases, pubmed-meshheading:17432842-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:17432842-Repressor Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:17432842-Structure-Activity Relationship, pubmed-meshheading:17432842-Transcription, Genetic
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Target-based approach to inhibitors of histone arginine methyltransferases.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article