Description
GSK-126isaninhibitorofmutantEZH2,ahistonemethyltransferase(HMT)thatexhibitspointmutationsatkeyresiduesTyr641andAla677;thiscompounddoesnotappreciablyaffectWTEZH2.EZH2isresponsIBLeformodulatingexpressionofavarietyofgenes.GSK-126competeswithcofactorS-adenylmethionine(SAM)forbindingtoEZH2.GSK-126displaysanticancerchemotherapeuticactivitybyinhibitingproliferationininvitroandinvivomodelsofdiffuselargeB-celllymphoma.