| Structural highlights
Function
YTHD2_HUMAN Specifically recognizes and binds N6-methyladenosine (m6A)-containing RNAs. M6A is a modification present at internal sites of mRNAs and some non-coding RNAs and plays a role in the efficiency of mRNA splicing, processing and stability. Acts as a regulator of mRNA stability: binding to m6A-containing mRNAs results in the localization of to mRNA decay sites, such as processing bodies (P-bodies), leading to mRNA degradation.[1] [2]
Publication Abstract from PubMed
We report 17 small-molecule ligands that compete with N6-methyladenosine (m(6)A) for binding to the m(6)A-reader domain of YTHDF2 (YT521-B homology domain family 2). We determined their binding mode at high resolution by X-ray crystallography and quantified their affinity by a fluorescence-based binding assay. 6-Cyclopropyluracil and a pyrazolopyrimidine derivative have favorable ligand efficiencies of 0.47 and 0.38 kcal mol(-1) per non-hydrogen atom, respectively. They represent useful starting points for hit optimization.
Fragment Ligands of the m(6)A-RNA Reader YTHDF2.,Nai F, Nachawati R, Zalesak F, Wang X, Li Y, Caflisch A ACS Med Chem Lett. 2022 Aug 17;13(9):1500-1509. doi:, 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.2c00303. eCollection 2022 Sep 8. PMID:36110386[3]
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References
- ↑ Dominissini D, Moshitch-Moshkovitz S, Schwartz S, Salmon-Divon M, Ungar L, Osenberg S, Cesarkas K, Jacob-Hirsch J, Amariglio N, Kupiec M, Sorek R, Rechavi G. Topology of the human and mouse m6A RNA methylomes revealed by m6A-seq. Nature. 2012 Apr 29;485(7397):201-6. doi: 10.1038/nature11112. PMID:22575960 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature11112
- ↑ Wang X, Lu Z, Gomez A, Hon GC, Yue Y, Han D, Fu Y, Parisien M, Dai Q, Jia G, Ren B, Pan T, He C. N6-methyladenosine-dependent regulation of messenger RNA stability. Nature. 2014 Jan 2;505(7481):117-20. doi: 10.1038/nature12730. Epub 2013 Nov 27. PMID:24284625 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature12730
- ↑ Nai F, Nachawati R, Zalesak F, Wang X, Li Y, Caflisch A. Fragment Ligands of the m(6)A-RNA Reader YTHDF2. ACS Med Chem Lett. 2022 Aug 17;13(9):1500-1509. doi:, 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.2c00303. eCollection 2022 Sep 8. PMID:36110386 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsmedchemlett.2c00303
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