Newly developed oral bioavailable EHMT2 inhibitor as a potential epigenetic therapy for Prader-Willi syndrome
Wang S, Xiong Y, Jang M, Park K, Donahue M, Velez J, Jin J, Jiang Y. Newly developed oral bioavailable EHMT2 inhibitor as a potential epigenetic therapy for Prader-Willi syndrome. Molecular Therapy 2024, 32: 2662-2675. PMID: 38796700, DOI: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2024.05.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrader-Willi syndromeEpigenetic therapyMouse modelChromosome 15q11-q13 regionPWS mouse modelFirst-in-class inhibitorEfficacy of oral administrationPoor oral bioavailabilityPotential epigenetic therapiesReduction of H3K9me2Paternally expressed genesOral bioavailabilityIntraperitoneal routeOral administrationPerinatal lethalityTherapeutic benefitBrain penetrationMolecular efficacyPatient fibroblastsEpigenetic modulationGenomic disordersMaternal chromosomeBrain permeabilityLiver tissueCandidate genes