SLMP53-1 interacts with wild-type and mutant p53 DNA-binding domain and reactivates multiple hotspot mutations

• Autor(a) principal: Gomes, A. S.
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Ramos, Helena, Gomes, S., Loureiro, Joana B., Soares, Joana, Barcherini, Valentina, Monti, Paola, Fronza, Gilberto, Oliveira, Carla Cristina Marques de, Domingues, Lucília, Bastos, Margarida, Dourado, Daniel F. A. R., Carvalho, Ana Luísa, Romão, Maria João, Pinheiro, Benedita, Marcelo, Filipa, Carvalho, Alexandra, Santos, Maria M. M., Saraiva, Lucília
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/1822/62529
• topic: p53; Mutant; Cancer; Chemotherapy; Reactivator; Ciências Médicas::Biotecnologia Médica; Science & Technology

Background Half of human cancers harbour TP53 mutations that render p53 inactive as a tumor suppressor. As such, reactivation of mutant (mut)p53 through restoration of wild-type (wt)-like function represents one of the most promising therapeutic strategies in cancer treatment. Recently, we have reported the (S)-tryptophanol-derived oxazoloisoindolinone SLMP53-1 as a new reactivator of wt and mutp53 R280K with in vitro and in vivo p53-dependent antitumor activity. The present work aimed a mechanistic elucidation of mutp53 reactivation by SLMP53-1. Methods and results By cellular thermal shift assay (CETSA), it is shown that SLMP53-1 induces wt and mutp53 R280K thermal stabilization, which is indicative of intermolecular interactions with these proteins. Accordingly, in silico studies of wt and mutp53 R280K DNA-binding domain with SLMP53-1 unveiled that the compound binds at the interface of the p53 homodimer with the DNA minor groove. Additionally, using yeast and p53-null tumor cells ectopically expressing distinct highly prevalent mutp53, the ability of SLMP53-1 to reactivate multiple mutp53 is evidenced. Conclusions SLMP53-1 is a p53-activating agent with the ability to directly target wt and a set of hotspot mutp53. General Significance This work reinforces the encouraging application of SLMP53-1 in the personalized treatment of cancer patients harboring distinct p53 status.