Quinoline-Based DNA Methyltransferase Inhibitors Featuring Basic Side Chains: Design, Synthesis, and Insight in Biochemical and Anticancer Cell Properties.

ABSTRACT: The quinoline DNMT inhibitors 4-21, incorporating basic chains, were designed, synthesized, and evaluated for their ability to inhibit DNMT1 and DNMT3A/3L by directly measuring DNA methylation. Pharmacomodulation yielded nanomolar inhibitors with selectivity for either DNMT1 or DNMT3A/3L. The meta/meta analogs 7-14 exhibited the highest inhibition, with compounds 10 and 14 being the most potent and selective for DNMT3A/3L and DNMT1, respectively. DNA thermal denaturation experiments demonstrated for selected compounds strong DNA interaction. COBRA analysis in HCT-116 colon cancer cells revealed a selective reduction in P16^INK4A methylation, a tumor suppressor gene reactivated by DNMT inhibition. Among t

SUBMITTER: Zwergel C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12670401 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature