PuSH - Publikationsserver des Helmholtz Zentrums München

Margreiter, M.A.* ; Witzenberger, M. ; Wasser, Y.* ; Davydova, E.-O. ; Janowski, R. ; Metz, J.* ; Habib, P.* ; Sahnoun, S.E.M.* ; Sobisch, C.* ; Poma, B.* ; Palomino-Hernández, O.* ; Wagner, M.* ; Carell, T.* ; Jon Shah, N.* ; Schulz, J.B.* ; Niessing, D. ; Voigt, A.* ; Rossetti, G.*

Small-molecule modulators of TRMT2A decrease PolyQ aggregation and PolyQ-induced cell death.

Comp. Struc. Biotech. J. 20, 443-458 (2022)
Verlagsversion Forschungsdaten DOI PMC
Open Access Gold
Creative Commons Lizenzvertrag
Polyglutamine (polyQ) diseases are characterized by an expansion of cytosine-adenine-guanine (CAG) trinucleotide repeats encoding for an uninterrupted prolonged polyQ tract. We previously identified TRMT2A as a strong modifier of polyQ-induced toxicity in an unbiased large-scale screen in Drosophila melanogaster. This work aimed at identifying and validating pharmacological TRMT2A inhibitors as treatment opportunities for polyQ diseases in humans. Computer-aided drug discovery was implemented to identify human TRMT2A inhibitors. Additionally, the crystal structure of one protein domain, the RNA recognition motif (RRM), was determined, and Biacore experiments with the RRM were performed. The identified molecules were validated for their potency to reduce polyQ aggregation and polyQ-induced cell death in human HEK293T cells and patient derived fibroblasts. Our work provides a first step towards pharmacological inhibition of this enzyme and indicates TRMT2A as a viable drug target for polyQ diseases.
Altmetric
Weitere Metriken?
Zusatzinfos bearbeiten [➜Einloggen]
Publikationstyp Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
Korrespondenzautor
Schlagwörter Aggregation ; Computer-aided Drug Discovery ; Polyq ; Rna Recognition Motif ; Trmt2a
ISSN (print) / ISBN 2001-0370
e-ISSN 2001-0370
Quellenangaben Band: 20, Heft: , Seiten: 443-458 Artikelnummer: , Supplement: ,
Verlag Research Network of Computational and Structural Biotechnology (RNCSB)
Nichtpatentliteratur Publikationen
Begutachtungsstatus Peer reviewed
Förderungen Bundesministerium fur Bildung und Forschung (BMBF)