Structural highlights
Disease
[BRD4_HUMAN] Note=A chromosomal aberration involving BRD4 is found in a rare, aggressive, and lethal carcinoma arising in midline organs of young people. Translocation t(15;19)(q14;p13) with NUT which produces a BRD4-NUT fusion protein.[1] [2]
Function
[BRD4_HUMAN] Plays a role in a process governing chromosomal dynamics during mitosis (By similarity).
Publication Abstract from PubMed
Bromodomains are acetyllysine epigenetic mark reader proteins. Small molecules inhibiting them have potential as anti-inflammatory, antiviral, and anticancer agents. A 4-acyl pyrrole derivative (see yellow structure in recognition pocket) has been identified that potently inhibits specific bromodomains and exhibits antiproliferative activity against leukemia cell lines.
4-acyl pyrroles: mimicking acetylated lysines in histone code reading.,Lucas X, Wohlwend D, Hugle M, Schmidtkunz K, Gerhardt S, Schule R, Jung M, Einsle O, Gunther S Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2013 Dec 23;52(52):14055-9. doi: 10.1002/anie.201307652. , Epub 2013 Nov 24. PMID:24272870[3]
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
References
- ↑ French CA, Miyoshi I, Kubonishi I, Grier HE, Perez-Atayde AR, Fletcher JA. BRD4-NUT fusion oncogene: a novel mechanism in aggressive carcinoma. Cancer Res. 2003 Jan 15;63(2):304-7. PMID:12543779
- ↑ French CA, Miyoshi I, Aster JC, Kubonishi I, Kroll TG, Dal Cin P, Vargas SO, Perez-Atayde AR, Fletcher JA. BRD4 bromodomain gene rearrangement in aggressive carcinoma with translocation t(15;19). Am J Pathol. 2001 Dec;159(6):1987-92. PMID:11733348 doi:10.1016/S0002-9440(10)63049-0
- ↑ Lucas X, Wohlwend D, Hugle M, Schmidtkunz K, Gerhardt S, Schule R, Jung M, Einsle O, Gunther S. 4-acyl pyrroles: mimicking acetylated lysines in histone code reading. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2013 Dec 23;52(52):14055-9. doi: 10.1002/anie.201307652. , Epub 2013 Nov 24. PMID:24272870 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.201307652
