Title |
In Vivo Activation of the p53 Tumor Suppressor Pathway by an Engineered Cyclotide
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Published in |
Journal of the American Chemical Society, July 2013
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DOI | 10.1021/ja405108p |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Yanbin Ji, Subhabrata Majumder, Melissa Millard, Radhika Borra, Tao Bi, Ahmed Y. Elnagar, Nouri Neamati, Alexander Shekhtman, Julio A. Camarero |
Abstract |
The overexpression of Hdm2 and HdmX is a common mechanism used by many tumor cells to inactive the p53 tumor suppressor pathway promoting cell survival. Targeting Hdm2 and HdmX has emerged as a validated therapeutic strategy for treating cancers with wild-type p53. Small linear peptides mimicking the N-terminal fragment of p53 have been shown to be potent Hdm2/HdmX antagonists. The potential therapeutic use of these peptides, however, is limited by their poor stability and bioavailability. Here, we report the engineering of the cyclotide MCoTI-I to efficiently antagonize intracellular p53 degradation. The resulting cyclotide MCo-PMI was able to bind with low nanomolar affinity to both Hdm2 and HdmX, showed high stability in human serum, and was cytotoxic to wild-type p53 cancer cell lines by activating the p53 tumor suppressor pathway both in vitro and in vivo. These features make the cyclotide MCoTI-I an optimal scaffold for targeting intracellular protein-protein interactions. |
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