Targeting p53 pathways: mechanisms, structures, and advances in therapy

H Wang, M Guo, H Wei, Y Chen - Signal transduction and targeted …, 2023 - nature.com
The TP53 tumor suppressor is the most frequently altered gene in human cancers, and has
been a major focus of oncology research. The p53 protein is a transcription factor that can …

Targeting mutant p53 for efficient cancer therapy

VJN Bykov, SE Eriksson, J Bianchi… - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2018 - nature.com
The tumour suppressor gene TP53 is the most frequently mutated gene in cancer. Wild-type
p53 can suppress tumour development by multiple pathways. However, mutation of TP53 …

The p53 pathway: origins, inactivation in cancer, and emerging therapeutic approaches

AC Joerger, AR Fersht - Annual review of biochemistry, 2016 - annualreviews.org
Inactivation of the transcription factor p53, through either direct mutation or aberrations in
one of its many regulatory pathways, is a hallmark of virtually every tumor. In recent years …

Drugging the p53 pathway: understanding the route to clinical efficacy

KH Khoo, CS Verma, DP Lane - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2014 - nature.com
The tumour suppressor p53 is the most frequently mutated gene in human cancer, with more
than half of all human tumours carrying mutations in this particular gene. Intense efforts to …

APR-246 reactivates mutant p53 by targeting cysteines 124 and 277

Q Zhang, VJN Bykov, KG Wiman… - Cell death & …, 2018 - nature.com
The TP 53 tumor suppressor gene is frequently inactivated in human tumors by missense
mutations in the DNA binding domain. TP 53 mutations lead to protein unfolding, decreased …

Small molecule induced reactivation of mutant p53 in cancer cells

X Liu, R Wilcken, AC Joerger… - Nucleic acids …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
The p53 cancer mutant Y220C is an excellent paradigm for rescuing the function of
conformationally unstable p53 mutants because it has a unique surface crevice that can be …

Targeting the oncogenic p53 mutants in colorectal cancer and other solid tumors

H Li, J Zhang, JHM Tong, AWH Chan, J Yu… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a kind of solid tumor and the third most common cancer type in
the world. It is a heterogeneous disease characterized by genetic and epigenetic …

Structural basis of reactivation of oncogenic p53 mutants by a small molecule: methylene quinuclidinone (MQ)

O Degtjarik, D Golovenko, Y Diskin-Posner… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
In response to genotoxic stress, the tumor suppressor p53 acts as a transcription factor by
regulating the expression of genes critical for cancer prevention. Mutations in the gene …

APR-246 overcomes resistance to cisplatin and doxorubicin in ovarian cancer cells

N Mohell, J Alfredsson, Å Fransson, M Uustalu… - Cell death & …, 2015 - nature.com
Two main causes of platinum resistance are mutation in the tumor suppressor gene TP53
and drug-induced increase in intracellular glutathione concentration. Mutations in TP53 …

Computational identification of a transiently open L1/S3 pocket for reactivation of mutant p53

CD Wassman, R Baronio, Ö Demir… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
The tumour suppressor p53 is the most frequently mutated gene in human cancer.
Reactivation of mutant p53 by small molecules is an exciting potential cancer therapy …