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Disease
[BCL6_HUMAN] Note=Chromosomal aberrations involving BCL6 may be a cause of B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Translocation t(3;14)(q27;q32); translocation t(3;22)(q27;q11) with immunoglobulin gene regions. Note=A chromosomal aberration involving BCL6 may be a cause of a form of B-cell leukemia. Translocation t(3;11)(q27;q23) with POU2AF1/OBF1. Note=A chromosomal aberration involving BCL6 may be a cause of lymphoma. Translocation t(3;4)(q27;p11) with ARHH/TTF.
Function
[BCL6_HUMAN] Transcriptional repressor which is required for germinal center formation and antibody affinity maturation. Probably plays an important role in lymphomagenesis.[1] [2]
Publication Abstract from PubMed
To identify new chemical series with enhanced binding affinity to the BTB domain of B-cell lymphoma 6 protein, we targeted a subpocket adjacent to Val18. With no opportunities for strong polar interactions, we focused on attaining close shape complementarity by ring fusion onto our quinolinone lead series. Following exploration of different sized rings, we identified a conformationally restricted core which optimally filled the available space, leading to potent BCL6 inhibitors. Through X-ray structure-guided design, combined with efficient synthetic chemistry to make the resulting novel core structures, a >300-fold improvement in activity was obtained by the addition of seven heavy atoms.
Optimizing Shape Complementarity Enables the Discovery of Potent Tricyclic BCL6 Inhibitors.,Davis OA, Cheung KJ, Brennan A, Lloyd MG, Rodrigues MJ, Pierrat OA, Collie GW, Le Bihan YV, Huckvale R, Harnden AC, Varela A, Bright MD, Eve P, Hayes A, Henley AT, Carter MD, McAndrew PC, Talbot R, Burke R, van Montfort RLM, Raynaud FI, Rossanese OW, Meniconi M, Bellenie BR, Hoelder S J Med Chem. 2022 Jun 3. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.1c02174. PMID:35657291[3]
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References
- ↑ Niu H, Ye BH, Dalla-Favera R. Antigen receptor signaling induces MAP kinase-mediated phosphorylation and degradation of the BCL-6 transcription factor. Genes Dev. 1998 Jul 1;12(13):1953-61. PMID:9649500
- ↑ Ghetu AF, Corcoran CM, Cerchietti L, Bardwell VJ, Melnick A, Prive GG. Structure of a BCOR corepressor peptide in complex with the BCL6 BTB domain dimer. Mol Cell. 2008 Feb 15;29(3):384-91. PMID:18280243 doi:10.1016/j.molcel.2007.12.026
- ↑ Davis OA, Cheung KJ, Brennan A, Lloyd MG, Rodrigues MJ, Pierrat OA, Collie GW, Le Bihan YV, Huckvale R, Harnden AC, Varela A, Bright MD, Eve P, Hayes A, Henley AT, Carter MD, McAndrew PC, Talbot R, Burke R, van Montfort RLM, Raynaud FI, Rossanese OW, Meniconi M, Bellenie BR, Hoelder S. Optimizing Shape Complementarity Enables the Discovery of Potent Tricyclic BCL6 Inhibitors. J Med Chem. 2022 Jun 3. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.1c02174. PMID:35657291 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.1c02174
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