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The methylation of lysine residues on histones plays a central role in determining euchromatin structure and gene expression. The histone methyltransferase (HMTase) G9a can mono- or dimethylate lysine 9 on histone 3 (H3), contributing to early embryogenesis, genomic imprinting, and lymphocyte development.1,2,3 UNC0224 is a potent and selective G9a HMTase inhibitor, exhibiting an IC50 value of 15 nM.4 Isothermal titration calorimetry revealed UNC0224 binds to G9a with a Kd value of 29 nM. UNC0224 also inhibits GLP, a closely-related H3K9 HMTase, with assay-dependent IC50 values of 20-58 nM, but is more than 1,000-fold selective against SET7/9 (a H3K4 HMTase) and SET8 (a H4K20 HMTase).4
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Tachibana, M., Sugimoto, K., Nozaki, M., et al. G9a histone methyltransferase plays a dominant role in euchromatic histone H3 lysine 9 methylation and is essential for early embryogenesis. Genes Dev161779-1791(2002).
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Wagschal, A., Sutherland, H.G., Woodfine, K., et al. G9a histone methyltransferase contributes to imprinting in the mouse placenta. Mol Cell Biol28(3)1104-1113(2008).
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Thomas, L.R., Miyashita, H., Cobb, R.M., et al. Functional analysis of histone methyltransferase G9a in B and T lymphocytes. J Immunol181485-493(2008).
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Liu, F., Chen, X., Allali-Hassani, A., et al. Discovery of a 2,4-diamino-7-aminoalkoxyquinazoline as a potent and selective inhibitor of histone lysine methyltransferase G9a. J Med Chem(2009).
Tachibana, M., Sugimoto, K., Nozaki, M., et al. G9a histone methyltransferase plays a dominant role in euchromatic histone H3 lysine 9 methylation and is essential for early embryogenesis. Genes Dev161779-1791(2002).
Wagschal, A., Sutherland, H.G., Woodfine, K., et al. G9a histone methyltransferase contributes to imprinting in the mouse placenta. Mol Cell Biol28(3)1104-1113(2008).
Liu, F., Chen, X., Allali-Hassani, A., et al. Discovery of a 2,4-diamino-7-aminoalkoxyquinazoline as a potent and selective inhibitor of histone lysine methyltransferase G9a. J Med Chem(2009).
Thomas, L.R., Miyashita, H., Cobb, R.M., et al. Functional analysis of histone methyltransferase G9a in B and T lymphocytes. J Immunol181485-493(2008).