Studies of H3K4me3 demethylation by KDM5B/Jarid1B/PLU1 reveals strong substrate recognition in vitro and identifies 2,4-pyridine-dicarboxylic acid as an in vitro and in cell inhibitor

Line Hyltoft Kristensen, Anders Laerke Nielsen, Charlotte Helgstrand, Michael Lees, Paul Cloos, Jette Sandholm Kastrup, Kristian Helin, Lars Olsen, Michael Gajhede

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    Abstract

    Dynamic methylations and demethylations of histone lysine residues are important for gene regulation and are facilitated by histone methyltransferases and histone demethylases (HDMs). KDM5B/Jarid1B/PLU1 is an H3K4me3/me2 specific lysine demethylase belonging to the family of JmjC domain containing lysine specific HDMs (JHDMs). Several studies have linked KDM5B to breast, prostate and skin cancer, highlighting its potential as a drug target. However, most inhibitor studies have focused on other JHDMs, and inhibitors for KDM5B remain to be explored. Here, we report the expression, purification and characterization of the catalytic core of recombinant KDM5B (residues 1-769, ccKDM5B). We show that ccKDM5B, recombinantly expressed in insect cells, demethylates H3K4me3 and H3K4me2 in vitro. The kinetic characterization showed that ccKDM5B has a K(m) (app) value of 0.5 µM for its tri-methylated substrate H3(1-15)K4me3, a considerably increased apparent substrate affinity than reported for related histone demethylases. Despite the presence of a PHD domain, the catalytic activity was not affected by additional methylation at the H3K9 position, suggesting that in vitro chromatin cross talk between H3K4 and H3K9 does not occur for ccKDM5B. Inhibition studies of ccKDM5B showed both in vitro and in cell inhibition of ccKDM5B by 2,4-pyridinedicarboxylic acid (2,4-PDCA) with a potency similar to that reported for the histone demethylase KDM4C. Structure-guided sequence alignment indicated that the binding mode of 2,4-PDCA is conserved between KDM4A/C and KDM5B.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalF E B S Journal
    Volume279
    Issue number11
    Pages (from-to)1905-1914
    ISSN1742-464X
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Jun 2012

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    Keywords: catalysis, expression, inhibition, KDM5B, purification

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    • Former Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
    • BRIC

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