R.M.Karim
et al.
(2020).
Structural Basis of Inhibitor Selectivity in the BRD7/9 Subfamily of Bromodomains.
J Med Chem,
63,
3227-3237.
PubMed id: 32091206
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b01980
Structural Basis of Inhibitor Selectivity in the BRD7/9 Subfamily of Bromodomains.
R.M.Karim,
A.Chan,
J.Y.Zhu,
E.Schönbrunn.
ABSTRACT
Inhibition of the bromodomain containing protein 9 (BRD9) by small molecules is
an attractive strategy to target mutated SWI/SNF chromatin-remodeling complexes
in cancer. However, reported BRD9 inhibitors also inhibit the closely related
bromodomain-containing protein 7 (BRD7), which has different biological
functions. The structural basis for differential potency and selectivity of BRD9
inhibitors is largely unknown because of the lack of structural information on
BRD7. Here, we biochemically and structurally characterized diverse inhibitors
with varying degrees of potency and selectivity for BRD9 over BRD7. Novel
cocrystal structures of BRD7 liganded with new and previously reported
inhibitors of five different chemical scaffolds were determined alongside BRD9
and BRD4. We also report the discovery of first-in-class dual bromodomain-kinase
inhibitors outside the bromodomain and extraterminal family targeting BRD7 and
BRD9. Combined, the data provide a new framework for the development of BRD7/9
inhibitors with improved selectivity or additional polypharmacologic properties.