Liu Qing, Wang Ming-Wei
The CAS Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China.
The National Center for Drug Screening, Shanghai 201203, China.
Acta Pharmacol Sin. 2016 Sep;37(10):1273-1280. doi: 10.1038/aps.2016.64. Epub 2016 Jul 11.
Post-translational epigenetic modification of histones is controlled by a number of histone-modifying enzymes. Such modification regulates the accessibility of DNA and the subsequent expression or silencing of a gene. Human histone methyltransferases (HMTs)constitute a large family that includes histone lysine methyltransferases (HKMTs) and histone/protein arginine methyltransferases (PRMTs). There is increasing evidence showing a correlation between HKMTs and cancer pathogenesis. Here, we present an overview of representative HKMTs, including their biological and biochemical properties as well as the profiles of small molecule inhibitors for a comprehensive understanding of HKMTs in drug discovery.
组蛋白的翻译后表观遗传修饰由多种组蛋白修饰酶控制。这种修饰调节DNA的可及性以及随后基因的表达或沉默。人类组蛋白甲基转移酶(HMTs)构成一个大家族,其中包括组蛋白赖氨酸甲基转移酶(HKMTs)和组蛋白/蛋白质精氨酸甲基转移酶(PRMTs)。越来越多的证据表明HKMTs与癌症发病机制之间存在关联。在此,我们概述了具有代表性的HKMTs,包括它们的生物学和生化特性以及小分子抑制剂概况,以便在药物研发中全面了解HKMTs。