Annonaceous acetogenins as promising DNA methylation inhibitors to prevent and treat leukemogenesis – an in silico approach

U Subaramaniyam, D Ramalingam… - Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Leukemia is a haematological malignancy affecting blood and bone marrow, ranking 10th
among the other common cancers. DNA methylation is an epigenetic dysregulation that …

Mechanisms of DNA methyltransferase–inhibitor interactions: Procyanidin B2 shows new promise for therapeutic intervention of cancer

A Shilpi, S Parbin, D Sengupta, S Kar, M Deb… - Chemico-biological …, 2015 - Elsevier
DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs) is a key epigenetic enzyme for pharmacological
manipulation and is employed in cancer reprogramming. During past few years multiple …

In silico identification of small natural inhibitors against DNA methyl transferase 3-like protein by integrative molecular docking and molecular dynamics approach

P Sarkar, N Niraj, V Srivastava - Chemical Biology Letters, 2023 - pubs.thesciencein.org
Tiny phytochemicals found in different types of spices may play a significant role as
anticancer drugs, particularly by focusing on a specific cancer receptor to modulate the …

Catechin-Induced changes in PODXL, DNMTs, and miRNA expression in Nalm6 cells: an integrated in silico and in vitro approach

A Afgar, A Keyhani, A Afgar, MJ Mirzaei-Parsa… - … Medicine and Therapies, 2024 - Springer
Background This study explored the impact of predicted miRNAs on DNA
methyltransferases (DNMTs) and the PODXL gene in Nalm6 cells, revealing the significance …

Halting aberrant DNA methylation via in silico Identification of potent inhibitors of DNMT3B enzyme: Atomistic insights

LM Mtetwa, EY Salifu, CA Omolo, ME Soliman… - … Biology and Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
To date, Cancer remains a global threat due to its impact on growing life expectancy. With
the many efforts and methods of combating the disease, complete success remains a …

Identification of a potential DNA methyltransferase (DNMT) inhibitor

Z Jan, WS Ahmed, KH Biswas… - Journal of Biomolecular …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs) play an important role in the epigenetic regulation of gene
expression through the methylation of DNA. Since hypermethylation and consequent …

Epigenetic-based cancer therapeutics: new potential HDAC8 inhibitors

M Hassanzadeh, S Mahernia, G Caprini… - Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Designing dual small molecule inhibitors against enzymes associated with cancer has
turned into a new strategy in cancer chemotherapy. Targeting DNA methyltransferase …

Discovery of novel DNMT-1 inhibitor by fragment-based drug design as a potential breast cancer treatment

USF Tambunan, M Saragih, AH Alkaff… - GEOMATE …, 2019 - geomatejournal.com
Breast cancer is the most common and lethal type of cancer among women in the world.
Epimutation is the leading cause of the tumorigenesis of breast cancer. DNA …

Effect of Withaferin-A, Withanone, and Caffeic Acid Phenethyl Ester on DNA Methyltransferases: Potential in Epigenetic Cancer Therapy

V Kumar, JK Dhanjal, AN Sari… - Current Topics in …, 2024 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs) have been reported to be potential drug
targets in various cancers. The major hurdle in inhibiting DNMTs is the lack of knowledge …

[PDF][PDF] Computer-aided drug design to discover DNMT inhibitors from phytochemicals

L Kumari, WRP Wijesinghe - Ceylon Journal of Science, 2024 - researchgate.net
Inhibitors of DNA methyltransferase (DNMTs) are now a major family of epigenetic targets
with therapeutic interest. However, only two cytosine analogues 5-azacytosine (azacytidine) …