WD40 repeat domain proteins: a novel target class?

M Schapira, M Tyers, M Torrent… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2017 - nature.com
Antagonism of protein–protein interactions (PPIs) with small molecules is becoming more
feasible as a therapeutic approach. Successful PPI inhibitors tend to target proteins …

Enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (EZH2) inhibitors

N Gulati, W Béguelin, L Giulino-Roth - Leukemia & lymphoma, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Dysregulation of the histone methyltransferase EZH2 plays a critical role in the development
of a variety of malignancies including B-cell lymphomas. As a result, a series of small …

Triazole-fused pyrimidines in target-based anticancer drug discovery

XJ Dai, LP Xue, SK Ji, Y Zhou, Y Gao, YC Zheng… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent decades, the development of targeted drugs has featured prominently in the
treatment of cancer, which is among the major causes of mortality globally. Triazole-fused …

Engaging chromatin: PRC2 structure meets function

P Chammas, I Mocavini, L Di Croce - British journal of cancer, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract Polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2) is a key epigenetic multiprotein complex
involved in the regulation of gene expression in metazoans. PRC2 is formed by a tetrameric …

Allosteric activation dictates PRC2 activity independent of its recruitment to chromatin

CH Lee, JR Yu, S Kumar, Y Jin, G LeRoy, N Bhanu… - Molecular cell, 2018 - cell.com
PRC2 is a therapeutic target for several types of cancers currently undergoing clinical trials.
Its activity is regulated by a positive feedback loop whereby its terminal enzymatic product …

RNA-modifying proteins as anticancer drug targets

PA Boriack-Sjodin, S Ribich… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2018 - nature.com
All major biological macromolecules (DNA, RNA, proteins and lipids) undergo enzyme-
catalysed covalent modifications that impact their structure, function and stability. A variety of …

The promise for histone methyltransferase inhibitors for epigenetic therapy in clinical oncology: a narrative review

HS Rugo, I Jacobs, S Sharma, F Scappaticci… - Advances in …, 2020 - Springer
Epigenetic processes are essential for normal development and the maintenance of tissue-
specific gene expression in mammals. Changes in gene expression and malignant cellular …

Discovery of the clinical candidate MAK683: an EED-directed, allosteric, and selective PRC2 inhibitor for the treatment of advanced malignancies

Y Huang, M Sendzik, J Zhang, Z Gao… - Journal of medicinal …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 (PRC2) plays an important role in transcriptional
regulation during animal development and in cell differentiation, and alteration of PRC2 …

Six years (2012–2018) of researches on catalytic ezh2 inhibitors: the boom of the 2‐pyridone compounds

R Fioravanti, G Stazi, C Zwergel… - The Chemical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (EZH2), the catalytic subunit of the Polycomb repressive
complex 2 (PRC2), catalyzes the methylation of lysine 27 of histone H3 (H3K27) up to its …

EZH2 abnormalities in lymphoid malignancies: underlying mechanisms and therapeutic implications

B Li, WJ Chng - Journal of Hematology & Oncology, 2019 - Springer
EZH2 is the catalytic subunit of the polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2), which along
with other PRC2 components mediates gene expression suppression via the methylation of …