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Structure-Guided Development of Small-Molecule PRC2 Inhibitors Targeting EZH2-EED Interaction
Du, Daohai,Xu, Dandan,Zhu, Licheng,Stazi, Giulia,Zwergel, Clemens,Liu, Yanli,Luo, Zhongyuan,Li, Yuanqing,Zhang, Yuanyuan,Zhu, Kongkai,Ding, Yiluan,Liu, Jingqiu,Fan, Shijie,Zhao, Kaiyan,Zhang, Naixia,Kong, Xiangqian,Jiang, Hualiang,Chen, Kaixian,Zhao, Kehao,Valente, Sergio,Min, Jinrong,Duan, Wenhu,Luo, Cheng
, p. 8194 - 8207 (2021)
Disruption of EZH2-embryonic ectoderm development (EED) protein-protein interaction (PPI) is a new promising cancer therapeutic strategy. We have previously reported the discovery of astemizole, a small-molecule inhibitor targeting the EZH2-EED PPI. Herein, we report the cocrystal structure of EED in complex with astemizole at 2.15 ?. The structure elucidates the detailed binding mode of astemizole to EED and provides a structure-guided design for the discovery of a novel EZH2-EED interaction inhibitor, DC-PRC2in-01, with an affinityKdof 4.56 μM. DC-PRC2in-01 destabilizes the PRC2 complex, thereby leading to the degradation of PRC2 core proteins and the decrease of global H3K27me3 levels in cancer cells. The proliferation of PRC2-driven lymphomas cells is effectively inhibited, and the cell cycle is arrested in the G0/G1 phase. Together, these data demonstrate that DC-PRC2in-01 could be an effective chemical probe for investigating the PRC2-related physiology and pathology and providing a promising chemical scaffold for further development.
