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    Exploring Unconventional SAM Analogues To Build Cell-Potent Bisubstrate Inhibitors for Nicotinamide N-Methyltransferase
    (Wiley, 2022) Iyamu, Iredia D.; Vilseck, Jonah Z.; Yadav, Ravi; Noinaj, Nicholas; Huang, Rong; Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine
    Nicotinamide N-methyltransferase (NNMT) methylates nicotinamide and has been associated with various diseases. Herein, we report the first cell-potent NNMT bisubstrate inhibitor II399, demonstrating a Ki of 5.9 nM in a biochemical assay and a cellular IC50 value of 1.9 μM. The inhibition mechanism and cocrystal structure confirmed II399 engages both the substrate and cofactor binding pockets. Computational modeling and binding data reveal a balancing act between enthalpic and entropic components that lead to II399′s low nM binding affinity. Notably, II399 is 1 000-fold more selective for NNMT than closely related methyltransferases. We expect that II399 would serve as a valuable probe to elucidate NNMT biology. Furthermore, this strategy provides the first case of introducing unconventional SAM mimics, which can be adopted to develop cell-potent inhibitors for other SAM-dependent methyltransferases.
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