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ReviewEpigenomics2015

Inhibitors of protein methyltransferases as chemical tools.

Minkui Luo

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Review in Epigenomics, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed.

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  11. Mechanisms and Inhibitors of Histone Arginine Methylation.Chemical record (New York, N.Y.) · 2018
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Minkui LuoChemical Biology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA.

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI Nicholas D Socci · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
Profile substrates and inhibitors of protein lysine methyltransferaseR01GM096056 · NIGMS · SLOAN-KETTERING INST CAN RESEARCH · PI LUO, MINKUI · 2011 to 2018
$3.2M
Enzyme-engineering Approaches to Dissect Protein Methylation ProfilesDP2OD007335 · OD · SLOAN-KETTERING INST CAN RESEARCH · PI LUO, MINKUI · 2010 to 2010
$2.9M
Interrogating Functions of Protein Methyltransferases with Chemical ToolsR01GM120570 · NIGMS · SLOAN-KETTERING INST CAN RESEARCH · PI LUO, MINKUI · 2016 to 2019
$1.8M
NCI NIH HHS 5P30 CA008748-44NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748NIGMS NIH HHS 1R01GM096056NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM096056NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM120570NIH HHS 1DP2-OD007335NIH HHS DP2 OD007335
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Protein methyltransferases (PMT)s play essential roles in many biological processes through methylation of histones and diverse nonhistone substrates. Dysregulation of these enzymes has been implicated in many diseases including cancers. While PMT-associated biology can be probed via genetic perturbation, this approach targets full-length PMTs rather than their methyltransferase activities and often lacks temporal, spatial and dose controls (timing, location and amount of dosed compounds). By contrast, small-molecule inhibitors of PMTs can be designed to specifically target the methyltransferase domains in a temporal, spatial and dose-dependent manner. This utility has motivated the development of hundreds of PMT inhibitors, but meanwhile can make it challenging to select the most suitable PMT inhibitors to interrogate PMT-associated biology. This perspective aims to provide timely guidance to evaluate these PMT inhibitors in their relevant biological contexts.

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AnimalsEnzyme InhibitorsHistonesHumansMethylationProtein MethyltransferasesEnzyme InhibitorsHistonesProtein Methyltransferaseschemical probeMOAoff-target effectsPKMTPRMTtarget engagement

Identifiers

PMID26646500
PMCPMC4828241

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