Modulation of SETDB1 activity by APQ ameliorates heterochromatin condensation, motor function, and neuropathology in a Huntington’s disease mouse model

Autor: Sungsu Lim, Sun-Joon Min, Yun Kyung Kim, Younghee Kim, Hyunah Choo, Lizaveta Gotina, Yu Jin Hwang, Hoon Ryu, Y. S. Kim, Ashwini M. Londhe, Jihye Seong, Min Young Lee, Ae Nim Pae, Jieun Kim, Seung Jae Hyeon, Yong Seo Cho, Hyemyung Seo
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry
article-version (VoR) Version of Record
Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry, Vol 36, Iss 1, Pp 856-868 (2021)
ISSN: 1475-6374
1475-6366
DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2021.1900160
Popis: The present study describes evaluation of epigenetic regulation by a small molecule as the therapeutic potential for treatment of Huntington’s disease (HD). We identified 5-allyloxy-2-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)quinoline (APQ) as a novel SETDB1/ESET inhibitor using a combined in silico and in vitro cell based screening system. APQ reduced SETDB1 activity and H3K9me3 levels in a HD cell line model. In particular, not only APQ reduced H3K9me3 levels in the striatum but it also improved motor function and neuropathological symptoms such as neuronal size and activity in HD transgenic (YAC128) mice with minimal toxicity. Using H3K9me3-ChIP and genome-wide sequencing, we also confirmed that APQ modulates H3K9me3-landscaped epigenomes in YAC128 mice. These data provide that APQ, a novel small molecule SETDB1 inhibitor, coordinates H3K9me-dependent heterochromatin remodelling and can be an epigenetic drug for treating HD, leading with hope in clinical trials of HD.
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