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  • 标题:Discovery of small molecules targeting the tandem tudor domain of the epigenetic factor UHRF1 using fragment-based ligand discovery
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  • 作者:Lyra Chang ; James Campbell ; Idris O. Raji
  • 期刊名称:Scientific Reports
  • 电子版ISSN:2045-2322
  • 出版年度:2021
  • 卷号:11
  • 期号:1
  • 页码:1121
  • DOI:10.1038/s41598-020-80588-4
  • 出版社:Springer Nature
  • 摘要:Despite the established roles of the epigenetic factor UHRF1 in oncogenesis, no UHRF1-targeting therapeutics have been reported to date. In this study, we use fragment-based ligand discovery to identify novel scaffolds for targeting the isolated UHRF1 tandem Tudor domain (TTD), which recognizes the heterochromatin-associated histone mark H3K9me3 and supports intramolecular contacts with other regions of UHRF1. Using both binding-based and function-based screens of a ~ 2300-fragment library in parallel, we identified 2,4-lutidine as a hit for follow-up NMR and X-ray crystallography studies. Unlike previous reported ligands, 2,4-lutidine binds to two binding pockets that are in close proximity on TTD and so has the potential to be evolved into more potent inhibitors using a fragment-linking strategy. Our study provides a useful starting point for developing potent chemical probes against UHRF1.
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