Front Cover: Prodrug Approach to Exploit (S)-Alanine Amide as Arginine Mimic Moiety in the Development of Protein Arginine Methyltransferase 4 Inhibitors (ChemMedChem 17/2024)

Abstract

The front cover picture shows that the introduction of a NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1)-responsive trigger group (in cyan sticks) to mask the S-alanine amido group turns PRMT4 inhibitors (in orange sticks) into cell-permeable prodrugs, that after in cell activation (magenta) are able to inhibit PRMT4 (yellow green) and reduce arginine dimethylation of the PRMT4 substrates BRG1-associated factor 155 (BAF155). More details can be found in the Research Article by Maria Giovanna Chini, Sabrina Castellano, and co-workers. Cover design by Gianluca Sbardella.