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Protein Thermal Stability Changes Induced by the Global Methylation Inhibitor 3-deazaneplanocin A (DZNep)

ABSTRACT: DZNep (3-deazaneplanocin A) is commonly used to reduce lysine methylation. DZNep inhibits S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine hydrolase (AHCY), preventing the conversion of S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine (SAH) into L-homocysteine and reducing the level of S-adenosylmethionine (SAM). As a result, the SAM to SAH ratio decreases, an indicator of the methylation potential within a cell. Many studies have characterized the impact of DZNep on histone lysine methylation or in specific cell or disease contexts. Recently, protein thermal stability has provided a new dimension for studying the mechanism of action of small molecule inhibitors. In addition to ligand binding, post-translational modifications and protein-protein interactions impact thermal stability. Here, we sought to characterize protein thermal stability changes induced by DZNep treatment in HEK293T cells using the Protein Integral Solubility Alteration (PISA) assay. DZNep treatment altered the thermal stability of 135 proteins, with over half previously reported to be methylated at lysine residues. In addition to thermal stability, we identify changes in transcript and protein abundance after DZNep treatment to distinguish between direct and indirect impacts on thermal stability. Nearly one-third of the proteins with altered thermal stability had no changes at the transcript or protein level. Of these thermally altered proteins, CDK6 had a stabilized methylated peptide, while its unmethylated counterpart was unaltered. Multiple methyltransferases were among the proteins with thermal stability alteration, including DNMT1, potentially due to changes in SAM/SAH levels. This study systematically evaluates DZNep’s impact on the transcriptome, the proteome, and the thermal stability of proteins.

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

PROVIDER: GSE268629 | GEO | 2024/08/02

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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