Restoration of the p53 pathway, namely by reactivation of mutant (mut) p53, represents a valuable anticancer strategy. Herein, we report the identification of the enantiopure tryptophanol-derived oxazoloisoindolinone SLMP53-1 as a novel reactivator of wild-type (wt) and mut p53, using a yeast-based screening strategy. SLMP53-1 has a p53-dependent anti-proliferative activity in human wt and mut p53R280K-expressing tumor cells. Additionally, SLMP53-1 enhances p53 transcriptional activity and restores wt-like DNA binding ability to mut p53R280K. In wt/mut p53-expressing tumor cells, SLMP53-1 triggers p53 transcription-dependent and mitochondrial apoptotic pathways involving BAX, and wt/mut p53 mitochondrial translocation. SLMP53-1 inhibits the migration of wt/mut p53-expressing tumor cells, and it shows promising p53-dependent synergistic effects with conventional chemotherapeutics. In xenograft mice models, SLMP53-1 inhibits the growth of wt/mut p53-expressing tumors, but not of p53-null tumors, without apparent toxicity. Collectively, besides the potential use of SLMP53-1 as anticancer drug, the tryptophanol-derived oxazoloisoindolinone scaffold represents a promissing starting point for the development of effective p53-reactivating drugs.

Reactivation of wild-type and mutant p53 by tryptophanolderived oxazoloisoindolinone SLMP53-1, a novel anticancer small-molecule / Soares, Joana; Raimundo, Liliana; Pereira, Nuno A. L; Monteiro, Ângelo; Gomes, Sara; Bessa, Cláudia; Pereira, Clara; Queiroz, Glória; Bisio, Alessandra; Fernandes, João; Gomes, Célia; Reis, Flávio; Gonçalves, Jorge; Inga, Alberto; Santos, Maria M. M; Saraiva, Lucília. - In: ONCOTARGET. - ISSN 1949-2553. - 7:4(2016), p. 4326-43. [10.18632/oncotarget.6775]

Reactivation of wild-type and mutant p53 by tryptophanolderived oxazoloisoindolinone SLMP53-1, a novel anticancer small-molecule

Bisio, Alessandra;Inga, Alberto;
2016-01-01

Abstract

Restoration of the p53 pathway, namely by reactivation of mutant (mut) p53, represents a valuable anticancer strategy. Herein, we report the identification of the enantiopure tryptophanol-derived oxazoloisoindolinone SLMP53-1 as a novel reactivator of wild-type (wt) and mut p53, using a yeast-based screening strategy. SLMP53-1 has a p53-dependent anti-proliferative activity in human wt and mut p53R280K-expressing tumor cells. Additionally, SLMP53-1 enhances p53 transcriptional activity and restores wt-like DNA binding ability to mut p53R280K. In wt/mut p53-expressing tumor cells, SLMP53-1 triggers p53 transcription-dependent and mitochondrial apoptotic pathways involving BAX, and wt/mut p53 mitochondrial translocation. SLMP53-1 inhibits the migration of wt/mut p53-expressing tumor cells, and it shows promising p53-dependent synergistic effects with conventional chemotherapeutics. In xenograft mice models, SLMP53-1 inhibits the growth of wt/mut p53-expressing tumors, but not of p53-null tumors, without apparent toxicity. Collectively, besides the potential use of SLMP53-1 as anticancer drug, the tryptophanol-derived oxazoloisoindolinone scaffold represents a promissing starting point for the development of effective p53-reactivating drugs.
2016
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Soares, Joana; Raimundo, Liliana; Pereira, Nuno A. L; Monteiro, Ângelo; Gomes, Sara; Bessa, Cláudia; Pereira, Clara; Queiroz, Glória; Bisio, Alessandra; Fernandes, João; Gomes, Célia; Reis, Flávio; Gonçalves, Jorge; Inga, Alberto; Santos, Maria M. M; Saraiva, Lucília
Reactivation of wild-type and mutant p53 by tryptophanolderived oxazoloisoindolinone SLMP53-1, a novel anticancer small-molecule / Soares, Joana; Raimundo, Liliana; Pereira, Nuno A. L; Monteiro, Ângelo; Gomes, Sara; Bessa, Cláudia; Pereira, Clara; Queiroz, Glória; Bisio, Alessandra; Fernandes, João; Gomes, Célia; Reis, Flávio; Gonçalves, Jorge; Inga, Alberto; Santos, Maria M. M; Saraiva, Lucília. - In: ONCOTARGET. - ISSN 1949-2553. - 7:4(2016), p. 4326-43. [10.18632/oncotarget.6775]
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