The acetylpyrrole scaffold is an acetylated lysine mimic that has been previously explored to develop bromodomain inhibitors. When tested on the hepatoma cell line Huh7 and the breast cancer cell line MDA-MB-231, a few compounds in our acetylpyrrole-thiazole library induced peculiar morphological changes, progressively causing cell death at increasing concentrations. Their evaluation on a panel of human bromodomains revealed concurrent inhibition of BRPF1 and BET bromodomains. To dissect the observed cellular effects, the acetylpyrrole derivatives were compared to JQ1 and GSK6853, chemical probes for the bromodomains of BET and BRPF1, respectively. The appearance of neurite-like extrusions, accompanied by βIII-tubulin overexpression, is caused by BET inhibition, with limited effect on cellular viability. Conversely, interference with BRPF1 induces cellular death but not phenotypic alterations. Combined treatment with JQ1 and GSK6853 showed additivity in reducing cellular viability, comparably to the acetylpyrrole-thiazole-based BET/BRPF1 inhibitors. In addition, we determined the crystallographic structures of the BRD4 and BRPF1 bromodomains in complex with the acetylpyrrole-thiazole compounds. The binding modes in the two bromodomains show similar interactions for the acetylpyrrole and different orientations of the moiety that point to the rim of the acetyl-lysine pocket.

Enhanced cellular death in liver and breast cancer cells by dual BET/BRPF1 inhibitors / Cazzanelli, Giulia; Dalle Vedove, Andrea; Sbardellati, Nicolò; Valer, Luca; Caflisch, Amedeo; Lolli, Graziano. - In: PROTEIN SCIENCE. - ISSN 1469-896X. - 33:11(2024), pp. e519101-e519110. [10.1002/pro.5191]

Enhanced cellular death in liver and breast cancer cells by dual BET/BRPF1 inhibitors

Cazzanelli, Giulia
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Dalle Vedove, Andrea;Sbardellati, Nicolò;Valer, Luca;Lolli, Graziano
2024-01-01

Abstract

The acetylpyrrole scaffold is an acetylated lysine mimic that has been previously explored to develop bromodomain inhibitors. When tested on the hepatoma cell line Huh7 and the breast cancer cell line MDA-MB-231, a few compounds in our acetylpyrrole-thiazole library induced peculiar morphological changes, progressively causing cell death at increasing concentrations. Their evaluation on a panel of human bromodomains revealed concurrent inhibition of BRPF1 and BET bromodomains. To dissect the observed cellular effects, the acetylpyrrole derivatives were compared to JQ1 and GSK6853, chemical probes for the bromodomains of BET and BRPF1, respectively. The appearance of neurite-like extrusions, accompanied by βIII-tubulin overexpression, is caused by BET inhibition, with limited effect on cellular viability. Conversely, interference with BRPF1 induces cellular death but not phenotypic alterations. Combined treatment with JQ1 and GSK6853 showed additivity in reducing cellular viability, comparably to the acetylpyrrole-thiazole-based BET/BRPF1 inhibitors. In addition, we determined the crystallographic structures of the BRD4 and BRPF1 bromodomains in complex with the acetylpyrrole-thiazole compounds. The binding modes in the two bromodomains show similar interactions for the acetylpyrrole and different orientations of the moiety that point to the rim of the acetyl-lysine pocket.
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Cazzanelli, Giulia; Dalle Vedove, Andrea; Sbardellati, Nicolò; Valer, Luca; Caflisch, Amedeo; Lolli, Graziano
Enhanced cellular death in liver and breast cancer cells by dual BET/BRPF1 inhibitors / Cazzanelli, Giulia; Dalle Vedove, Andrea; Sbardellati, Nicolò; Valer, Luca; Caflisch, Amedeo; Lolli, Graziano. - In: PROTEIN SCIENCE. - ISSN 1469-896X. - 33:11(2024), pp. e519101-e519110. [10.1002/pro.5191]
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