Structural highlights
Function
[BRD2_HUMAN] May play a role in spermatogenesis or folliculogenesis (By similarity). Binds hyperacetylated chromatin and plays a role in the regulation of transcription, probably by chromatin remodeling. Regulates transcription of the CCND1 gene. Plays a role in nucleosome assembly.[1]
Publication Abstract from PubMed
BRD4 and other members of the bromodomain and extraterminal (BET) family of proteins are promising epigenetic targets for the development of novel therapeutics. Among the reported BRD4 inhibitors are dihydropteridinones and benzopyrimidodiazepinones originally designed to target the kinases PLK1, ERK5, and LRRK2. While these kinase inhibitors were identified as BRD4 inhibitors, little is known about their binding potential and structural details of interaction with the other BET bromodomains. We comprehensively characterized a series of known and newly identified dual BRD4-kinase inhibitors against all eight individual BET bromodomains. A detailed analysis of 23 novel cocrystal structures of BET-kinase inhibitor complexes in combination with direct binding assays and cell signaling studies revealed significant differences in molecular shape complementarity and inhibitory potential. Collectively, the data offer new insights into the action of kinase inhibitors across BET bromodomains, which may aid the development of drugs to inhibit certain BET proteins and kinases differentially.
Differential BET Bromodomain Inhibition by Dihydropteridinone and Pyrimidodiazepinone Kinase Inhibitors.,Karim RM, Bikowitz MJ, Chan A, Zhu JY, Grassie D, Becker A, Berndt N, Gunawan S, Lawrence NJ, Schonbrunn E J Med Chem. 2021 Nov 11;64(21):15772-15786. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.1c01096., Epub 2021 Oct 28. PMID:34710325[2]
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References
- ↑ LeRoy G, Rickards B, Flint SJ. The double bromodomain proteins Brd2 and Brd3 couple histone acetylation to transcription. Mol Cell. 2008 Apr 11;30(1):51-60. doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2008.01.018. PMID:18406326 doi:10.1016/j.molcel.2008.01.018
- ↑ Karim RM, Bikowitz MJ, Chan A, Zhu JY, Grassie D, Becker A, Berndt N, Gunawan S, Lawrence NJ, Schonbrunn E. Differential BET Bromodomain Inhibition by Dihydropteridinone and Pyrimidodiazepinone Kinase Inhibitors. J Med Chem. 2021 Nov 11;64(21):15772-15786. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.1c01096., Epub 2021 Oct 28. PMID:34710325 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.1c01096
