20 results about "Histone methyltransferase" patented technology

The invention discloses a recombinant genetically engineered bacterium for producing a micafungin precursor FR901379 and an application of the recombinant genetically engineered bacterium. The recombinant genetically engineered bacterium for producing the micafungin precursor FR901379 is obtained by performing overexpression on an epigenetic modification factor in a phomopsis sheathing genome and performing screening to obtain the recombinant genetically engineered bacterium for producing the micafungin precursor FR901379. The epigenetic modification factor comprises a histone methyltransferase (Dot 1), a histone methyltransferase (Set2) or a histone deacetylase (Rpd3). The yield of FR901379 produced by the engineering strain is increased by 40% compared with that of an original strain. The method disclosed by the invention has the characteristics of simplicity and convenience in operation, high transformation efficiency and good genetic stability.

The present disclosure provides compounds of Formula I that are inhibitors of the histone methyltransferase polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2) and its subunits, including embryonic ectoderm development (EED) proteins, and are therefore useful for treating diseases treatable by inhibiting dysregulation of PRC2 and EED, such as cancer. Pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and methods for preparing such compounds are also provided. In certain embodiments, the subject matter described herein is directed to compounds of Formula I, including all of the subformulas of Formula I, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates thereof. JPEG2026504602000095.jpg5157

The present disclosure provides methods and pharmaceutical compositions for treating or slowing the progression of cancers that overexpress the histone methyltransferase WHSC1, e.g., t(4;14) multiple myeloma, by administrating to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of an inhibitor of the histone methyltransferase, SETD2.

The present disclosure provides compounds of Formula I that are inhibitors of histone methyltransferase multi-comb inhibition complex 2 (PRC2), including embryonic ectoderm development (EED) protein, and its subunits, and are thus useful in the treatment of diseases that can be treated by inhibition of disorders of PRC2 and EED, such as cancer. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and processes for preparing such compounds.

This invention belongs to the field of pharmaceutical technology, specifically relating to novel substituted benzoylpyridinone compounds and their applications. These novel substituted benzoylpyridinone compounds have the general structural formulas shown in (Ⅰ), (Ⅱ), (Ⅲ), (Ⅳ), (Ⅴ), (Ⅵ), (Ⅶ), (Ⅷ), or (Ⅸ), and as antitumor drugs, they exhibit significant EZH2 histone methyltransferase inhibitory activity. This invention provides methods for preparing these compounds, as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their uses. The novel substituted benzoylpyridinone compounds obtained by this invention possess more significant antitumor activity and safety, and are of great value, particularly as antitumor agents, in EZH2, PRC2, and EZH2 / PRC2-mediated diseases.

The present invention belongs to the technical field of cellular anti-aging, and specifically relates to a small-molecule compound composition capable of reversing the senescence of an adult stem cell and restoring the regeneration activity thereof, and a method for reversing cellular senescence by means of using a chemical small-molecule composition and the use thereof. The composition capable of reversing cellular senescence comprises a WNT / β-catenin agonist, a TGF-β receptor inhibitor, an RAR agonist, a Smoothened receptor agonist, a multi-target inhibitor of the VEGFR and PDGFR families, a histone methyltransferase inhibitor, and a JAK1 / 2 inhibitor. The composition effectively solves the problem of the weak proliferation and regeneration potential of senescent adult stem cells, effectively reverses the senescence of the adult stem cells and maintains the intrinsic biological characteristics of the cells, and can thus improve and enhance the efficacy of clinical autologous cell transplantation therapy and cell derivative therapy.

Disclosed herein are compounds, compositions, and methods for inhibiting a histone methyltransferase. The compounds are verticillin derivatives that exhibit anti-proliferative activity against cancer cells. The compounds, compositions, and methods can be used to treat a subject with cancer.

This invention relates to methods for treating cancer, providing methods for treating solid tumors, B-cell lymphomas, or cancers with abnormal H3-K27 methylation, the method comprising orally administering a dosage form of EPZ-6438 in a therapeutically effective amount to a subject in need. This invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more inhibitors of the human histone methyltransferase EZH2, and methods for treating cancer using such one or more EZH2 inhibitors.

The present invention is inter alia concerned with an inhibitor selected from the group consisting of a selective KMT9-inhibitor, a selective METTL21A-inhibitor and a selective METTL21B-inhibitor for use in the treatment of cancer. KMT9, METTL21A and METTL21B are characterized herein for the first time as histone methyl transferases, and inhibitors of the same can be used for treating cancer.

The present invention relates to novel therapeutic compositions and methods for treating cancer. In particular, the use of proteinaceous inhibitors, including novel bicyclic peptide inhibitors, for use in treating cancer.

This invention discloses an NK cell-like inducer and its application. The NK cell-like inducer comprises a DNA methyltransferase inhibitor, a histone deacetase inhibitor, a histone methyltransferase inhibitor, and vitamin C or a derivative thereof; the final concentration of the DNA methyltransferase inhibitor is 0.05~0.45 μM; the final concentration of the histone deacetase inhibitor is 0.05~1 μM; and the final concentration of vitamin C or a derivative thereof is 1~1000 μM. The inducer combination of this invention can activate the synthesis of intracellular cryoprotective substances such as glutathione, effectively reducing cell damage during cryopreservation, and increasing the survival rate of NK cell-like cells after 7 days of liquid nitrogen cryopreservation to over 90%, thus achieving long-term storage of NK cell-like cells.

This invention relates to a small molecule inhibitor of NSD2, its preparation method, and its applications. The NSD2 small molecule inhibitor is a compound with the structure shown in Formula (I) or a salt thereof: Formula (I). This NSD2 small molecule inhibitor exhibits high selectivity and potent efficacy against histone methyltransferase NDS2, and can be used to prepare drugs that inhibit NSD2, and drugs for the prevention and / or treatment of tumors or cancer.

The invention relates to the technical field of stem cell engineering and anti-aging biology, in particular to a histone modification regulation method based on placenta amnion sub-totipotent stem cells and an anti-aging preparation thereof. The regulation and control method comprises the following steps: separating and purifying healthy full-month caesarean section placenta amniotic membrane tissues, carrying out composite enzymolysis and flow cytometry screening to obtain CD105 < + >, CD73 < + > and CD45 <-> stem cells, and primarily culturing the CD105 < + >, CD73 < + > and CD45 <-> stem cells; the method comprises the following steps: determining histone methyltransferase MLL3 and demethylase JMJD3 as target spots through ChIP-seq, and determining H3K4me3 and H3K27me3 as target modification sites; an MLL3 activator CM-272 with the final concentration of 15 [mu] M and a JMJD3 inhibitor GSK-J4 with the final concentration of 10 [mu] M form a composite regulator, and induction culture is performed for 84 h under the conditions of 37 DEG C and 5% CO2; and carrying out Western Blot verification and screening on the stem cells meeting the standard. According to the anti-aging preparation, regulated stem cells are used as active ingredients, a sodium alginate-gelatin (2: 1) composite carrier, 5% mannitol and 1% human serum albumin protective agent are used as auxiliary materials, and the injection with the pH of 7.2-7.4 is prepared. The method is accurate in regulation and control, and the preparation is remarkable in anti-aging effect and low in immunological rejection risk.

The application discloses a protein ZmTRX1 related to corn kernel development and application thereof, and focuses on genetic mechanism of corn kernel development. The application specifically discloses application of a protein, a substance for regulating gene expression of the protein or a substance for regulating activity or content of the protein in regulating plant kernel size and / or preparing a product for regulating plant kernel size and / or plant breeding and / or preparing a plant breeding product, wherein the protein is a protein shown in sequence 3 in a sequence table. The application finds and clones a corn histone methyltransferase gene ZmTRX1, and prepares two EMS mutant plant strains of the ZmTRX1 gene. The gene mutation leads to abnormal development of corn kernels, and the kernels are small and the hundred-grain weight is significantly reduced. The application provides a new clue for studying genetic characteristics of corn kernel development, promotes in-depth research on a molecular mechanism of corn kernel development, and provides a new gene resource for improving kernel size and crop yield.

The invention relates to the technical field of biology, in particular to a composition for treating platelet-related diseases and a preparation method thereof. The preparation method comprises the following steps: culturing initial cells by using a culture medium added with a small-molecule inhibitor, and collecting the obtained cells to obtain the composition, wherein the small-molecule inhibitor comprises a histone methyltransferase inhibitor, or comprises a combination of the histone methyltransferase inhibitor and a JAK kinase inhibitor; the starting cells are selected from one or more of total nucleated cells and mononuclear cells. The composition prepared by the preparation method can simultaneously realize in-vivo effects of timely supplement and relatively long-term continuous supply of platelets.

The invention belongs to the technical field of cell aging resistance, and particularly relates to a small molecule compound composition capable of reversing aging of adult stem cells and recovering regeneration activity of the adult stem cells, a method for reversing cell aging by using the chemical small molecule composition and application of the chemical small molecule composition. The composition capable of reversing cell senescence comprises a WNT / beta-catenin agonist, a TGF-beta receptor inhibitor, an RAR agonist, a Smooth receptor agonist, a VEGFR and PDGFR family multi-target inhibitor, a histone methyltransferase inhibitor and a JAK1 / 2 inhibitor, and effectively solves the problem of weak proliferation and regeneration potential of senescent adult stem cells. The aging of adult stem cells is effectively reversed, the original biological characteristics of the cells are maintained, and the clinical cell autotransplantation treatment and cell derivative treatment effects can be improved.

The application provides an application of vascular endothelial cell histone methyltransferase Ezh2 in preparation of a medicine for preventing and treating sepsis-associated encephalopathy and model construction, relates to the field of biomedical technology, and has the primary purpose of providing a drug target for preventing and treating SAE, namely, EZH2 in vascular endothelial cells. The application also provides an endothelial cell specific Ezh2 gene conditional knockout mouse model, the model has a high sensitivity and a high stability of BBB damage phenotype, and can be used for SAE pathogenesis research and drug screening. The application further has the purpose of providing SAE treatment drugs, diagnostic markers and screening methods based on the new target and the new model. In the application, a mouse Ezh2 gene conditional knockout and an induced conditional knockout-CLP high-sensitivity SAE model are successfully constructed. The model not only overcomes the problem of systemic knockout lethality, but also has a BBB damage and neuroinflammation phenotype which is much more serious and stable than that of a traditional CLP model, thereby providing an irreplaceable tool for drug research and development.

The present invention provides a method for producing natural killer (NK) cells or precursor cells thereof from pluripotent stem cells, comprising a) a step of in vitro inducing hematopoietic progenitor cells (HPC) from pluripotent stem cells, b) a step of in vitro expanding HPC, and c) a step of in vitro inducing NK cells or precursor cells thereof from HPC and inhibiting histone methyltransferase and / or aromatic hydrocarbon receptors (AHR) in one or more of steps a) to c); and a method comprising (1) a step for forming pluripotent stem cell spheres having an average particle diameter of 200 [mu] m or more in a first culture medium, (2) a step for inducing the pluripotent stem cell spheres obtained in step (1) into a cell population containing HPC by three-dimensional culture using a second culture medium containing a histone methyltransferase inhibitor and / or an AHR antagonist, and (3) a step for inducing the pluripotent stem cell spheres obtained in step (2) into a cell population containing HPC. And (3) a step in which the cell population containing HPC obtained in step (2) is induced into a cell population containing NK cells or precursor cells thereof by three-dimensional culture using a third culture medium containing a histone methyltransferase inhibitor and / or an AHR antagonist, and one or more of steps (1) to (3) are performed by a perfusion culture method. Steps (1) to (3) are preferably performed by a continuous perfusion culture method.

The invention discloses application of a histone methyltransferase inhibitor BIX-01294 in preparation of a medicine for treating alveolar echinococcosis, and belongs to the field of biomedicine. The technical problem to be solved by the invention is how to treat and / or prevent alveolar echinococcosis. The invention finds that the BIX-01294 can be used for treating and / or preventing alveolar echinococcosis, has a remarkable killing effect on the protoscolex of echinococcus multilocularis and the vesicle stage in the continuous period in vitro, and can destroy tissue structures such as a head hook, a suction cup, microvillus and the like of the protoscolex so as to cause collapse of the vesicle in the continuous period. In addition, BIX-01294 treatment can inhibit the ability of echinococcus multilocularis protoscolex to develop towards cysts in a mouse secondary infection model body, and the infection rate and the liver transfer rate are both reduced. Therefore, the BIX-01294 can be used as the medicine for treating the alveolar echinococcosis.

This application relates to a method for improving the synchronicity of somatic embryo development in European spruce, and pertains to the field of plant tissue culture technology. The method includes the following steps: (1) inducing and culturing into embryogenic callus; (2) subculturing the embryogenic callus to obtain an embryogenic callus cell line; (3) predifferentiation treatment; (4) differentiation treatment; wherein the predifferentiation treatment solution and the differentiation medium both contain 5-10 μM of EED226. This method, by adding the histone methyltransferase inhibitor EED226 to the predifferentiation treatment solution and the differentiation medium, aims to inhibit the excessive proliferation of embryogenic callus during somatic embryo maturation, promote the development and maturation of somatic embryos, and thus improve the synchronicity of somatic embryo development in spruce.