GSK-J4

GSK-J4 is a potent H3K27me3 histone lysine demethylase (KDM) inhibitor, with IC50s of 8.6 μM and 6.6 μM against KDM6B and KDM6A, respectively.

Signaling Pathways >> Epigenetics >> Histone Demethylase

Research Areas >> Cancer

IC50: 8.6 µM (KDM6B), 6.6 µM (KDM6A)[5]

GSK-J4 has cellular activity in Flag-JMJD3-transfected HeLa cells, in which GSK-J4 prevents the JMJD3-induced loss of nuclear H3K27me3 immunostaining. Administration of GSK-J4 increases total nuclear H3K27me3 levels in untransfected cells. GSK-J4 significantly reduces the expression of 16 of 34 LPS-driven cytokines, including tumour-necrosis factor-α (TNF-α)[1]. GSK-J4 (10, 25 nM) acts upon DCs promoting the differentiation of Treg cells, improving Treg stability and suppressive capacities, without affecting the differentiation of Th1 and Th17 cells[2]. GSK-J4 inhibits the KDM6 family of H3K27me3 demethylases JMJD3 and UTX. GSK-J4 inhibits JMJD3 expression that is induced by TGF-β1[3]. GSK-J4 inhibits H3K4 demethylation at Xist, Nodal, and HoxC13 in female embryonic stem cells[4].

GSK-J4 (0.5 mg/kg, i.p.) significantly reduces the severity and delays the onset of the disease of the mouse model of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis[2].

Six-to eight-week-old female C57BL/6 WT mice are injected by subcutaneous injection (s.c.) with 50 μg myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein 35-55 peptide (pMOG) emulsified in Complete Freund's Adjuvant (CFA) supplemented with heat-inactivated Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37 RA. In addition, mice receive intraperitoneal injection (i.p.) of 500 ng of pertussis toxin on days 0 and 2. Clinical signs are assessed daily according to the following scoring criteria: 0, no detectable signs; 1, flaccid tail; 2, hind limb weakness or abnormal gait; 3, complete hind limb paralysis; 4, paralysis of fore and hind limbs; and 5, moribund or death. A stock solution of GSK-J4 of 42 mg/mL (100 mM) is prepared in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) to preserve stability. Before injection, the stock solution is diluted 1/10 with ethanol (DMSO: ethanol, 1:10 v/v) and brought to a final concentration of 140 μg/mL in PBS. In systemic drug evaluation experiments, each mouse receive daily i.p. injections (from days 0-5) of 100 μL of this solution containing 14.0 μg of the GSK-J4 (equivalent to 0.56 mg/kg of the drug). Control mice receive 100 μL of the vehicle during the same period. In other EAE experiments, 106 bone marrow-derived DCs from WT mice are treated with GSK-J4 or vehicle alone for 16 h, pulsed with 5 μg/mL of pMOG for 4 h and then transferred i.v. into WT C57BL/6 recipient mice 14 and 7 days before EAE induction. In other adoptive transfer EAE experiments, CD4+Foxp3+ Treg cells generated in the presence or absence of 25 nM GSK-J4 are purified by cell sorting and then 0.75×106 transferred i.v. into WT C57BL/6 recipient mice 1 day before EAE induction.

[1]. Kruidenier L, et al. A selective jumonji H3K27 demethylase inhibitor modulates the proinflammatory macrophage response. Nature. 2012 Aug 16;488(7411):404-8.

[2]. Donas C, et al. The histone demethylase inhibitor GSK-J4 limits inflammation through the induction of a tolerogenic phenotype on DCs. J Autoimmun. 2016 Dec;75:105-117.

[3]. Yapp C, et al. H3K27me3 demethylases regulate in vitro chondrogenesis and chondrocyte activity in osteoarthritis. Arthritis Res Ther. 2016 Jul 7;18(1):158

[4]. Kamikawa YF, et al. Histone demethylation maintains Prdm14 and Tsix expression and represses xIst in embryonic stem cells. PLoS One. 2015 May 20;10(5):e0125626

[5]. Heinemann B, et al. Inhibition of demethylases by GSK-J1/J4. Nature. 2014 Oct 2;514(7520):E1-2

[6]. Majumder S, et al. Shifts in podocyte histone H3K27me3 regulate mouse and human glomerular disease. J Clin Invest. 2018 Jan 2;128(1):483-499.

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