Discovery of a Novel Covalent EZH2 Inhibitor Based on Tazemetostat Scaffold for the Treatment of Ovarian Cancer

Qiangsheng Zhang & Luoting Yu et al. · 2023-01-24

Enhancer of zeste homologue 2 (EZH2) is the enzymatic catalytic subunit of polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2), which plays an important role in post-translational modifications of histones. In this study, we designed and synthesized a new series EZH2 covalent inhibitors that have rarely been reported. Biochemical studies and mass spectrometry provide information that SKLB-03220 could covalently bind to the S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) pocket of EZH2. Besides, SKLB-03220 was highly potent for EZH2
Authors
Qiangsheng Zhang, Xinyi Chen, Jiaying Cao, Wan Yang, Guoquan Wan, Qiang Feng, Shuyan Zhou, Hongling Yang, Ningyu Wang, Zhihao Liu, Hongtao Xiao, Yongxia Zhu, Luoting Yu
Funding

Department of Science and Technology of Sichuan Province

2020YFS0311

Department of Science and Technology of Sichuan Province

2021YFH0145

National Natural Science Foundation of China

82073687

Sichuan Cancer Hospital

YB2021024