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Selective inhibition of Ezh2 by a small molecule inhibitor blocks tumor cells proliferation

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Qi, Wei, Chan, HoMan, Teng, Lin, Li, Ling, Chuai, Shannon, Zhang, Ruipeng, Zeng, Jue, Li, Min, Fan, Hong, Lin, Ying, Gu, Justin, Ardayfio, Ophelia, Zhang, Ji-Hu, Yan, Xiaoxia, Fang, Jialuo, Mi, Yuan, Zhang, Man, Zhou, Tao, Feng, Grace, Chen, Zijun, Li, Guobin, Yang, Teddy, Zhao, Kehao, Liu, Xianghui, Yu, Zhengtian, Lu, Chris X., Atadja, Peter, Li, En·2012·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Abstract

Ezh2 (Enhancer of zeste homolog 2) protein is the enzymatic component of the Polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2), which represses gene expression by methylating lysine 27 of histone H3 (H3K27) and regulates cell proliferation and differentiation during embryonic development. Recently, hot-spot mutations of Ezh2 were identified in diffused large B-cell lymphomas and follicular lymphomas. To investigate if tumor growth is dependent on the enzymatic activity of Ezh2, we developed a potent and selective small molecule inhibitor, EI1, which inhibits the enzymatic activity of Ezh2 through direct binding to the enzyme and competing with the methyl group donor S-Adenosyl methionine. EI1-treated cells exhibit genome-wide loss of H3K27 methylation and activation of PRC2 target genes. Furthermore, inhibition of Ezh2 by EI1 in diffused large B-cell lymphomas cells carrying the Y641 mutations results in decreased proliferation, cell cycle arrest, and apoptosis. These results provide strong validation of Ezh2 as a potential therapeutic target for the treatment of cancer.

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Qi, W., Chan, H., Teng, L., Li, L., Chuai, S., Zhang, R., Zeng, J., Li, M., Fan, H., Lin, Y., Gu, J., Ardayfio, O., Zhang, J.-H., Yan, X., Fang, J., Mi, Y., Zhang, M., Zhou, T., Feng, G., Chen, Z., Li, G., Yang, T., Zhao, K., Liu, X., Yu, Z., Lu, C. X., Atadja, P., & Li, E.
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Published
2012-12-10
Volume
109
Issue
52
Pages
21360-21365
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  • 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
  • 1091-6490
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547
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Qi, W., Chan, H., Teng, L., Li, L., Chuai, S., Zhang, R., Zeng, J., Li, M., Fan, H., Lin, Y., Gu, J., Ardayfio, O., Zhang, J.-H., Yan, X., Fang, J., Mi, Y., Zhang, M., Zhou, T., Feng, G., . . . Li, E. (2012). Selective inhibition of Ezh2 by a small molecule inhibitor blocks tumor cells proliferation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1210371110

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