Assay interference and off-target liabilities of reported histone acetyltransferase inhibitors

oleh: Jayme L. Dahlin, Kathryn M. Nelson, Jessica M. Strasser, Dalia Barsyte-Lovejoy, Magdalena M. Szewczyk, Shawna Organ, Matthew Cuellar, Gurpreet Singh, Jonathan H. Shrimp, Nghi Nguyen, Jordan L. Meier, Cheryl H. Arrowsmith, Peter J. Brown, Jonathan B. Baell, Michael A. Walters

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2017-11-01

Deskripsi

A substantial obstacle in basic research is the use of poorly validated tool compounds with purported useful biological functions. Here, the authors systematically profile widely used histone acetyltransferase inhibitors and find that the majority are nonselective interference compounds.