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Design of a fluorescent ligand targeting the S-adenosylmethionine binding site of the histone methyltransferase MLL1.

ABSTRACT: The histone methyltransferase MLL1 has been linked to translocation-associated gene fusion in childhood leukemias and is an attractive drug target. High-throughput biochemical analysis of MLL1 methyltransferase activity requires the production of at least a trimeric complex of MLL1, RbBP5 and WDR5 to elicit robust activity. Production of trimeric and higher order MLL1 complexes in the quantities and reproducibility required for high-throughput screening presents a significant impediment to MLL1 drug discovery efforts. We present here a small molecule fluorescent ligand (FL-NAH, 6) that is able to bind to the S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) binding site of MLL1 in a manner independent of the associated complex members. We have used FL-NAH to develop a fluorescence polarization-based SAM displacement assay in a 384-well format targeting the MLL1 SET domain in the absence of associated complex members. FL-NAH competes with SAM and is displaced from the MLL1 SET domain by other SAM-binding site ligands with Kdisp values similar to the higher-order complexes, but is unaffected by the H3 peptide substrate. This assay enables screening for SAM-competitive MLL1 inhibitors without requiring the use of trimeric or higher order MLL1 complexes, significantly reducing screening time and cost.

SUBMITTER: Luan Y

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4689628 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Design of a fluorescent ligand targeting the S-adenosylmethionine binding site of the histone methyltransferase MLL1.

Luan Yepeng Y Blazer Levi L LL Hu Hao H Hajian Taraneh T Zhang Jing J Wu Hong H Houliston Scott S Arrowsmith Cheryl H CH Vedadi Masoud M Zheng Yujun George YG

Organic & biomolecular chemistry 20160101 2

The histone methyltransferase MLL1 has been linked to translocation-associated gene fusion in childhood leukemias and is an attractive drug target. High-throughput biochemical analysis of MLL1 methyltransferase activity requires the production of at least a trimeric complex of MLL1, RbBP5 and WDR5 to elicit robust activity. Production of trimeric and higher order MLL1 complexes in the quantities and reproducibility required for high-throughput screening presents a significant impediment to MLL1 ...[more]

PMID: 26541578

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Design of a fluorescent ligand targeting the S-adenosylmethionine binding site of the histone methyltransferase MLL1.

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Design of a fluorescent ligand targeting the S-adenosylmethionine binding site of the histone methyltransferase MLL1.

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