Identification of a peptide inhibitor for the histone methyltransferase WHSC1.

WHSC1 is a histone methyltransferase that is responsible for mono- and dimethylation of lysine 36 on histone H3 and has been implicated as a driver in a variety of hematological and solid tumors. Currently, there is a complete lack of validated chemical matter for this important drug discovery targe...

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Main Authors: Michael J Morrison, P Ann Boriack-Sjodin, Kerren K Swinger, Tim J Wigle, Dipti Sadalge, Kevin W Kuntz, Margaret Porter Scott, William P Janzen, Richard Chesworth, Kenneth W Duncan, Darren M Harvey, John W Lampe, Lorna H Mitchell, Robert A Copeland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5942779?pdf=render