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ArticleNature communications2025

Development of a brain-penetrant G9a methylase inhibitor to target Alzheimer's disease-associated proteopathology.

Ling Xie, Ryan N Sheehy, Adil Muneer, Yan Xiong, John A Wrobel, Feng Zhang, Kwang-Su Park, Julia Velez, Jing Liu, Yan-Jia Luo and 15 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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  5. Neuroprotective effects of G9a inhibition and cannabinoid receptor activation in Alzheimer's disease through a pharmacological approach.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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25 authors.

Ling Xie *Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Ryan N Sheehy *Department of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8212-5357
Adil Muneer *Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8605-3351
Yan Xiong *Mount Sinai Center for Therapeutics Discovery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3862-3663
John A WrobelDepartment of Biochemistry & Biophysics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5828-9359
Feng ZhangDepartment of Neuroscience and Mahoney Institute for Neurosciences, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2887-8184
Kwang-Su ParkMount Sinai Center for Therapeutics Discovery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1910-3937
Julia VelezMount Sinai Center for Therapeutics Discovery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
Jing LiuMount Sinai Center for Therapeutics Discovery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4740-243X
Yan-Jia LuoDepartment of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Brent AsricanDepartment of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3434-9852
Ping DongDepartment of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6640-6607
Ya-Dong LiDepartment of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5977-8760
Corina DamianDepartment of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Luis QuintanillaDepartment of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Yongyi LiDepartment of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-1001-3095
Chongchong XuDepartments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Cell Biology, and Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Mohanish DeshmukhDepartment of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2597-5862
Leon G ColemanBowles Center for Alcohol Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1693-3799
Guo-Li MingDepartment of Neuroscience and Mahoney Institute for Neurosciences, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2517-6075
Hongjun SongDepartment of Neuroscience and Mahoney Institute for Neurosciences, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8720-5310
Zhexing WenDepartments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Cell Biology, and Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1518-3845
Jian JinMount Sinai Center for Therapeutics Discovery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA. jian.jin@mssm.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2387-3862
Juan SongDepartment of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. juansong@email.unc.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7836-343X
Xian ChenDepartment of Biochemistry & Biophysics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. xianc@email.unc.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8358-1247

Funding

Continuous Neurogenesis in the Mammalian HippocampusR35NS116843 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI HONGJUN SONG · 2020 to 2026
$6.9M
Elucidate the roles of Alzheimer's disease risk genes and variants in gene expression and AD-related phenotypesRF1AG079557 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI GAN, LI, SHEN, YIN · 2022 to 2025
$6.1M
Towards a better understanding of genetic architecture of Alzheimer's disease with human iPSC modelsR01AG065611 · NIA · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI LI, BINGSHAN, WEN, ZHEXING · 2020 to 2024
$3.8M
Predoctoral Training in the Pharmacological SciencesT32GM135095 · NIGMS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI Joseph Mauro Calabrese, Michael James Emanuele · 2020 to 2026
$3.6M
Sex-dependent role of 5HT1A receptors in adult neurogenesis and hippocampal functionR01MH122692 · NIMH · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI SONG, JUAN · 2020 to 2024
$2.9M
Epigenetic Therapy and Prader-Willi SyndromeR01HD088626 · NICHD · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI JIANG, YONG-HUI, JIN, JIAN · 2017 to 2021
$2.8M
Novel Inhibitors of Lysine Methyltransferases G9a and GLP for the Treatment of Alzheimer's DiseaseR01AG084184 · NIA · ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI · PI Jian Jin · 2023 to 2026
$2.6M
miR-29: A brain homeostasis molecule for Alzheimer’s disease preventionR01AG082140 · NIA · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI Mohanish P Deshmukh · 2023 to 2026
$2.5M
Neural circuitry mechanisms regulating adult hippocampal neurogenesisR01MH111773 · NIMH · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI SONG, JUAN · 2016 to 2020
$2.0M
Epitranscriptomic regulation in the mammalian nervous systemR35NS137480 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI Guo-li Ming · 2025 to 2026
$2.0M
Microglia Activation and TLR-induced Neurodegeneration by Alcohol Promotes Progression of Alzheimer PathologyR01AA028924 · NIAAA · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI COLEMAN, LEON GARLAND, CREWS, FULTON T · 2020 to 2024
$1.9M
Molecular mechanisms of CIB1 signalingR01GM133107 · NIGMS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI CHEN, XIAN · 2019 to 2020
$617k
NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA028924NIA NIH HHS R01 AG065611NIA NIH HHS R01 AG082140NIA NIH HHS R01 AG084184NIA NIH HHS R21 AG058160NIA NIH HHS R21 AG071229NIA NIH HHS R41 AG085859NIA NIH HHS RF1 AG079557NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD088626NIDDK NIH HHS R41 DK133051NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM133107NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM135095NIH HHS S10 OD025132NIH HHS S10 OD028504NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH111773NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH122692NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS104530NINDS NIH HHS R35 NS116843NINDS NIH HHS R35 NS137480U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (NIH) 1R41AG085859-01U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (NIH) 1R41DK133051-01A1U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (NIH) R21AG071229
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Current Aβ-targeting therapeutics for Alzheimer's disease (AD) only slow cognitive decline due to poor understanding of AD pathogenesis. Here we describe a mechanism of AD pathogenesis in which the histone methyltransferase G9a noncanonically regulates translation of hippocampal proteins associated with AD pathology. Correspondingly, we developed a brain-penetrant inhibitor of G9a, MS1262, which restored both age-related learning & memory and noncognitive functions in multiple AD mouse models. Further, comparison of AD pathology-correlated mouse proteomes with those of AD patients found G9a regulates pathological pathways that promote Aβ and neurofibrillary tangles. This mouse-to-human overlap of G9a regulated AD-associated pathologic proteins supports at the molecular level the efficacy of targeting G9a translational mechanism for treating AD patients. Additionally, MS1262 treatment reversed the AD-characteristic expression or phosphorylation of multiple clinically validated biomarkers of AD that have the potential to be used for early-stage AD diagnosis and companion diagnosis of individualized drug effects.

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Alzheimer DiseaseBrainEnzyme InhibitorsHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalFemaleHippocampusHistocompatibility AntigensHumansMaleMiceMice, TransgenicNeurofibrillary TanglesProteomeAmyloid beta-PeptidesEHMT2 protein, humanEnzyme InhibitorsG9a protein, mouseHistocompatibility AntigensHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseProteome

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