Mélanie Uguen, Tongkun Liu, Lindsey I James, Stephen V Frye
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Abstract
Tudor domains are histone readers that can recognize various methylation marks on lysine and arginine. This recognition event plays a key role in the recruitment of other epigenetic effectors and the control of gene accessibility. The Tudor-containing protein family contains 42 members, many of which are involved in the development and progression of various diseases, especially cancer. The development of chemical tools for this family will not only lead to a deeper understanding of the biological functions of Tudor domains but also lay the foundation for therapeutic discoveries. In this review, we discuss the role of several Tudor domain-containing proteins in a range of relevant diseases and progress toward the development of chemical tools such as peptides, peptidomimetics, or small-molecules that bind Tudor domains. Overall, we highlight how Tudor domains are promising targets for therapeutic development and would benefit from the development of novel chemical tools.
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ACS Chemical Biology provides an international forum for the rapid communication of research that broadly embraces the interface between chemistry and biology.
The journal also serves as a forum to facilitate the communication between biologists and chemists that will translate into new research opportunities and discoveries. Results will be published in which molecular reasoning has been used to probe questions through in vitro investigations, cell biological methods, or organismic studies.
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