DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201402095. Small Molecules that Target the Toxic RNA in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2

Small Molecules that Target the Toxic RNA in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2

10.1002/cmdc.201402095

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Abstract

AbstractMyotonic dystrophy type 2 (DM2) is caused by an expansion of CCTG repeats in the zinc‐finger protein gene (ZNF9). Transcribed CCUG repeats sequester muscleblind‐like protein 1 (MBNL1), an important alternative splicing regulator, preventing its normal function, leading to the disease phenotype. We describe a series of ligands that disrupt the MBNL1–r(CCUG)n interaction as potential lead agents for developing DM2 therapeutics. A previously reported triaminopyrimidine–acridine conjugate was a moderate inhibitor in vitro, however it proved to be poorly water‐soluble and not cell‐permeable. To improve its therapeutic potential, the new set of ligands maintained the key triaminopyrimidine recognition unit but replaced the acridine intercalator with a bisamidinium groove binder. The optimized ligands exhibit low micromolar inhibition potency to MBNL1–r(CCUG)8. Importantly, the ligands are the first to show the ability to disrupt the MBNL1–r(CCUG)n foci in DM2 model cell culture and exhibit low cytotoxicity.

Bibliography

Nguyen, L., Lee, J., Wong, C., & Zimmerman, S. C. (2014). Small Molecules that Target the Toxic RNA in Myotonic Dystrophy Typeâ2. ChemMedChem, 9(11), 2455â2462. Portico.

Authors 4

Lien Nguyen (first)
JuYeon Lee (additional)
Chun‐Ho Wong (additional)
Steven C. Zimmerman (additional)

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Type	When
Created	11 years, 2 months ago (June 17, 2014, 12:38 p.m.)
Deposited	1 year, 10 months ago (Oct. 11, 2023, 4:04 p.m.)
Indexed	2 weeks, 6 days ago (Aug. 3, 2025, 12:04 a.m.)
Issued	11 years, 2 months ago (June 17, 2014)
Published	11 years, 2 months ago (June 17, 2014)
Published Online	11 years, 2 months ago (June 17, 2014)
Published Print	10 years, 9 months ago (Nov. 1, 2014)

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BibTeX

@article{Nguyen_2014, title={Small Molecules that Target the Toxic RNA in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2}, volume={9}, ISSN={1860-7187}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cmdc.201402095}, DOI={10.1002/cmdc.201402095}, number={11}, journal={ChemMedChem}, publisher={Wiley}, author={Nguyen, Lien and Lee, JuYeon and Wong, Chun‐Ho and Zimmerman, Steven C.}, year={2014}, month=jun, pages={2455–2462} }

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