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ArticleScience advances2016

Polymyxins and quinazolines are LSD1/KDM1A inhibitors with unusual structural features.

Valentina Speranzini, Dante Rotili, Giuseppe Ciossani, Simona Pilotto, Biagina Marrocco, Mariantonietta Forgione, Alessia Lucidi, Federico Forneris, Parinaz Mehdipour, Sameer Velankar and 2 more

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Article in Science advances, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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27 citing papers in PubMed, 71 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

Valentina SperanziniDepartment of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7219-3097
Dante RotiliDepartment of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, P. le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.
Giuseppe CiossaniDepartment of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
Simona PilottoDepartment of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
Biagina MarroccoDepartment of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
Mariantonietta ForgioneDepartment of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, P. le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.; Center for Life Nano Science@Sapienza, Italian Institute of Technology, Viale Regina Elena 291, 00161 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0247-3712
Alessia LucidiDepartment of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, P. le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5113-4477
Federico FornerisDepartment of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7818-1804
Parinaz MehdipourDepartment of Experimental Oncology, European Institute of Oncology, via Adamello 16, 20139 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4476-9925
Sameer VelankarEuropean Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB10 1SD, U.K.ORCID 0000-0002-8439-5964
Antonello MaiDepartment of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, P. le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.; Pasteur Institute-Cenci Bolognetti Foundation, Sapienza University of Rome, P. le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.
Andrea MatteviDepartment of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9523-7128
University of Pavia · ITSapienza University of Rome · ITEuropean Bioinformatics Institute · GBEuropean Institute of Oncology · ITIstituto Pasteur · ITItalian Institute of Technology · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Because of its involvement in the progression of several malignant tumors, the histone lysine-specific demethylase 1 (LSD1) has become a prominent drug target in modern medicinal chemistry research. We report on the discovery of two classes of noncovalent inhibitors displaying unique structural features. The antibiotics polymyxins bind at the entrance of the substrate cleft, where their highly charged cyclic moiety interacts with a cluster of positively charged amino acids. The same site is occupied by quinazoline-based compounds, which were found to inhibit the enzyme through a most peculiar mode because they form a pile of five to seven molecules that obstruct access to the active center. These data significantly indicate unpredictable strategies for the development of epigenetic inhibitors.

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AnimalsEnzyme InhibitorsEpigenomicsHistone DemethylasesHumansNeoplasmsPolymyxinsProtein BindingQuinazolinesEnzyme InhibitorsHistone DemethylasesKDM1A protein, humanPolymyxinsQuinazolineshistone demethylationLSD1polymyxinquinazolinereversible inhibition

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PMID27626075
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