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ArticleACS chemical biology2025

Discovery and Mechanism of 16-19F, a Novel Synthetic Lethal Inhibitor of the PRMT5•MTA Complex in MTAP-Deleted Cancer Cells.

Zhihang Shen, Xiaozhi Yang, Gustavo Seabra, Xueyong Xu, Jiawei Dong, Jason Orr Brant, Wei Zhou, Juan Guan, Wen Jiang, Chenglong Li

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Zhihang ShenDepartment of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611-7011, United States.ORCID 0009-0003-2505-1680
Xiaozhi YangDepartment of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611-7011, United States.
Gustavo SeabraDepartment of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611-7011, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-1303-4483
Xueyong XuDepartment of Biological Sciences, College of Medicine, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States.
Jiawei DongDepartment of Chemical Biology & Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Texas, Austin, Texas 78712-1139, United States.
Jason Orr BrantDepartment of Biostatistics, College of Public Health and Health Professions & College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611-7011, United States.
Wei ZhouDepartment of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611-7011, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-3895-1429
Juan GuanDepartment of Chemical Biology & Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Texas, Austin, Texas 78712-1139, United States.
Wen JiangDepartment of Biological Sciences, College of Medicine, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-1292-2411
Chenglong LiDepartment of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611-7011, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-9460-3168

Funding

Role and targeting of PRMT5 in prostate cancerR01CA212403 · NCI · PURDUE UNIVERSITY · PI HUANG, JIAOTI, LI, CHENGLONG · 2017 to 2021
$3.0M
Mechanisms of Assembly and Functional Regulation in Non-canonical Biomolecular CondensatesR35GM146877 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN · PI Juan Guan · 2022 to 2026
$2.0M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA212403NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM146877
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Protein arginine methyltransferase 5 (PRMT5), which uniquely binds to 5'-methylthioadenosine (MTA) among the PRMT family, is emerging as an attractive epigenetic target for 5'-methylthioadenosine phosphorylase (MTAP)-deleted cancer treatments. Here, we report the discovery of a novel inhibitor 16-19F, which is a potent binder to the PRMT5•MTA, PRMT5•SAH, and PRMT5•SAM complexes and selectively inhibited MTAP-deleted cancer cell growth. Based on transcriptome analysis, we found that kinetochore metaphase signaling and cell cycle control of the chromosomal replication pathway were downregulated after 16-19F treatment in the MDA-MB-231 TNBC cell line. Additionally, we identified a new PRMT5 substrate, MCM7, an important component of DNA helicase, and figured out the potential methylation site Arg219 by site-directed mutagenesis and computational analysis. Moreover, we showed that 16-19F treatment regulated MCM7 localization, which is involved through liquid-liquid phase separation mechanisms, including the formation of stress granules. Together, we discovered a potential novel drug candidate and revealed an unknown mechanism in which PRMT5 methylation altered MCM7 localization by modulating stress granule formation.

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Antineoplastic AgentsEnzyme InhibitorsProtein-Arginine N-MethyltransferasesPurine-Nucleoside PhosphorylaseThionucleosidesCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationDeoxyadenosinesDrug DiscoveryHumans5'-methylthioadenosine5'-methylthioadenosine phosphorylaseAntineoplastic AgentsDeoxyadenosinesEnzyme InhibitorsPRMT5 protein, humanProtein-Arginine N-MethyltransferasesPurine-Nucleoside PhosphorylaseThionucleosides

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PMID40440106
PMCPMC12210245

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