A selective inhibitor of EZH2 blocks H3K27 methylation and kills mutant lymphoma cells
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EZH2 catalyzes trimethylation of histone H3 lysine 27 (H3K27). Point mutations of EZH2 at Tyr641 and Ala677 occur in subpopulations of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, where they drive H3K27 hypertrimethylation. Here we report the discovery of EPZ005687, a potent inhibitor of EZH2 (K(i) of 24 nM). EPZ005687 has greater than 500-fold selectivity against 15 other protein methyltransferases and has 50-fold selectivity against the closely related enzyme EZH1. The compound reduces H3K27 methylation in various lymphoma cells; this translates into apoptotic cell killing in heterozygous Tyr641 or Ala677 mutant cells, with minimal effects on the proliferation of wild-type cells. These data suggest that genetic alteration of EZH2 (for example, mutations at Tyr641 or Ala677) results in a critical dependency on enzymatic activity for proliferation (that is, the equivalent of oncogene addiction), thus portending the clinical use of EZH2 inhibitors for cancers in which EZH2 is genetically altered.
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- Authors
- Knutson, S. K., Wigle, T. J., Warholic, N. M., Sneeringer, C. J., Allain, C. J., Klaus, C. R., Sacks, J. D., Raimondi, A., Majer, C. R., Song, J., Scott, M. P., Jin, L., Smith, J. J., Olhava, E. J., Chesworth, R., Moyer, M. P., Richon, V. M., Copeland, R. A., Keilhack, H., Pollock, R. M., & Kuntz, K. W.
- Affiliations
- Epizyme (United States) (US)
- Corresponding author
- Kuntz, Kevin W
- ORCID
- Venue
- Nature Chemical Biology
- Published
- 2012-09-30
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 11
- Pages
- 890-896
- ISSN
- 1552-4450 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-4469
- OpenAlex
- W2017492512
- Cited by
- 776
- References
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- FWCI
- 34.74
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Nature Chemical Biology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Cancer-related gene regulation
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Chromatin Remodeling and Cancer
- Keywords
- EZH2, H3K27me3, polycomb repressive complex 2, EZH2 inhibitors, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, oncogene addiction, apoptosis, histone methyltransferase inhibitors
- MeSH terms
- Enhancer of Zeste Homolog 2 Protein, Antineoplastic Agents, Cell Cycle, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Enzyme Inhibitors, Histones, Humans, Indazoles, Lymphoma, Lysine, Methylation, Pyridones, Structure-Activity Relationship, Molecular Structure, Cell Death, Point Mutation, Cell Proliferation, Polycomb Repressive Complex 2
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