Screening to identify potent and specific inhibitors of N-terminal methyltransferase (NTMT1) as chemical probes

National Center For Advancing Translational Sciences

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Abstract

The goal of this collaboration is to uncover potent and specific inhibitors for NTMT1 as a chemical probe to investigate its mechanism, cellular targets, and functions. During this period, the collaborative team utilized the previously optimized and miniaturized NTMT1 assay to conduct a quantitative high-throughput screen of several of NCGC's small molecule collections. Identified hits were cherry-picked for initial validation using the primary assay, and were subsequently tested in follow-up assays to provide additional activity data.