Assay interference and off-target liabilities of reported histone acetyltransferase inhibitors

A substantial obstacle in basic research is the use of poorly validated tool compounds with purported useful biological functions. Here, the authors systematically profile widely used histone acetyltransferase inhibitors and find that the majority are nonselective interference compounds.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jayme L. Dahlin, Kathryn M. Nelson, Jessica M. Strasser, Dalia Barsyte-Lovejoy, Magdalena M. Szewczyk, Shawna Organ, Matthew Cuellar, Gurpreet Singh, Jonathan H. Shrimp, Nghi Nguyen, Jordan L. Meier, Cheryl H. Arrowsmith, Peter J. Brown, Jonathan B. Baell, Michael A. Walters
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01657-3