Millard CJ, Watson PJ, Fairall L, Schwabe JWR. Targeting Class I Histone Deacetylases in a "Complex" Environment.
Trends Pharmacol Sci 2017;
38:363-77. [PMID:
28139258 DOI:
10.1016/j.tips.2016.12.006]
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Abstract
Histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors are proven anticancer therapeutics and have potential in the treatment of many other diseases including HIV infection, Alzheimer's disease, and Friedreich's ataxia. A problem with the currently available HDAC inhibitors is that they have limited specificity and target multiple deacetylases. Designing isoform-selective inhibitors has proven challenging due to similarities in the structure and chemistry of HDAC active sites. However, the fact that HDACs 1, 2, and 3 are recruited to several large multi-subunit complexes, each with particular biological functions, raises the possibility of specifically inhibiting individual complexes. This may be assisted by recent structural and functional information about the assembly of these complexes. Here, we review the available structural information and discuss potential targeting strategies.
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