项目编号 PRJCA049126
项目标题 DMI46 reprograms the DNA methylome and transcriptome to exert anti-leukemic effects
涉及领域 Medical
数据类型 Epigenomics
Transcriptome or Gene expression
Raw sequence reads
物种名称 Homo sapiens
描述信息 Pharmacological reversal of abnormal promoter DNA hypermethylation at tumor suppressor genes (TSGs) is a key therapeutic paradigm for cancer management. However, the clinical efficacy of currently approved nucleoside analog hypomethylating agents (HMAs) is limited by dose-dependent toxicity and high resistance rates. Non-nucleoside, DNMT1-selective inhibitors offer a promising alternative. To date, only limited chemotypes, exemplified by the dicyanopyridine derivative GSK3685032 (GSK5032), have demonstrated translatable DNMT1 inhibition, with resistance emerging upon prolonged exposure. To address these limitations, we employ structure-guided scaffold hopping and chemical optimization to develop a series of DNMT1 inhibitors (DNMT1i) featuring a bicyclic 7-azaindole scaffold. We identify DMI46, a potent enzymatic DNMT1i capable of reversing cancer-specific DNA methylation abnormalities and TSG silencing, leading to robust anti-leukemic effects and favorable tolerability. Cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) studies reveal that the 7-azaindole inhibitor exhibits enhanced intercalation into hemi-methylated CpG dyads and increased minor-groove contacts within the DNMT1/hemi-methylated DNA complex compared to GSK5032. These structural features enable sustained DNMT1 targeting and significant anti-proliferative activity of DMI46 in GSK5032-resistant acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells. We also demonstrate DMI46's capacity to overcome AML resistance to nucleoside-based HMAs both in vitro and in vivo. These findings introduce a distinct DNMT1i chemotype with enhanced on-target engagement and broad applicability against HMA-resistant AML.
样品范围 Monoisolate
发布日期 2025-11-22
出版信息
PubMed ID 文章标题 杂志名称 Doi 发表年份
41955111 Structure-guided design of 7-azaindole DNMT1 inhibitors active against hypomethylating agent–resistant acute myeloid leukemia Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 10.1073/pnas.2532472123 2026
项目资金来源
机构 项目类型 授权项目ID 授权项目名称
National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) 82473951
提交者 xiangqian kong (kong_xiangqian@gibh.ac.cn)
提交单位 GUANGZHOU INSTITUTES OF BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTH,CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
提交日期 2025-10-24

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