Journal: Cancer Discovery
Article Title: Restoration of the Tumor Suppressor Function of Y220C-Mutant p53 by Rezatapopt, a Small-Molecule Reactivator
doi: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-24-1421
Figure Lengend Snippet: Functional characterization of p53-Y220C reactivator compounds and restoration of WT p53 function in cells. A, Structure of p53 reactivators and biochemical properties. The concentration of the test compound required to increase Y220C-DBD binding to the DNA from a consensus p53 response element by 1.5-fold (SC 150 ) was measured by the TR-FRET assay; the binding constant (Kd) was determined by surface plasmon resonance (SPR), and the structural stabilization shown by the Tm was determined through a thermal shift assay, as described in Methods. n.d., not determined. B, X-ray crystal structure of the Y220C−PC10709 complex, PDB code 9BR3 . The Y220C protein is shown as a gray cartoon representation with key residues highlighted as stick models. The hydrogen bonds between specific amino acids in the Y220C protein and PC10709 are indicated by dashed red lines. C, Induction of WT p53 antibody reactivity in cells. NUGC-3 cells were treated with PC14586 for 2 hours, followed by IP of p53 with either WT p53 (PAb1620) or mutant p53 (PAb240) cross-reacting antibodies. Changes in WT and mutant cross-reacting p53 levels were detected by Western blotting of the IP samples with the nonspecific 7F5 p53 antibody. D, Fold change in ELISA, normalized to the vehicle control of mutant (PAb240 antibody) and WT (PAb1620 antibody) p53 protein levels in NUGC-3 cells treated for 2 hours with increasing doses of the Y220C reactivator compounds. E, Biotinylated oligonucleotides corresponding to p53 response elements and a negative control (scramble) oligonucleotide were immobilized on an MSD plate and incubated with a cellular lysate from NUGC-3 cells treated with rezatapopt (PC14586; 2 hours). An increase in sequence-specific DNA binding of p53-Y220C was detected with a total p53 antibody. F, A 5-day MTT proliferation assay was performed as described in the Methods section using the four p53 reactivator compounds in NUGC-3 (p53-Y220C), T3M-4 (p53-Y220C), SJSA-1 (p53 WT), and NUGC-3 KO (p53 KO) cells. Proliferation rates and reactivator compound IC 50 s are presented for each cell line. G, The incorporation of EdU and IC 50 was measured following a 24-hour treatment with increasing doses of the reactivator compounds in the indicated cell lines. H, Quantitation of the expression of fluorescently tagged proteins at specific phases of the cell cycle in NUGC-3, T3M-4, and SJSA-1 cells stably expressing the Incucyte Cell Cycle Lentivirus after a 24-hour treatment with 5 µmol/L reactivator compounds and ( I ) increasing concentrations of rezatapopt (PC14586). J, PC14586 IC 50 values across various cell lines, including those harboring the TP53 Y220C mutation or other p53 hotspot mutations, p53 KO cell lines, and p53 WT cell lines, were obtained from a 5-day MTT assay. K, Western blot analysis of p21 and MDM2 protein expression in NUGC-3 and T3M-4 cells following 5-hour PC14586 treatment. Data in D–I were from three experiments, data in J were from two experiments, and graphs were plotted as mean ± SD.
Article Snippet: The 96-well ELISA plates were coated with WT p53 (150 ng/well; PAb1620; Caprico Biotechnologies, Cat. # 102201, RRID: AB_3662135), mutant p53 (100 ng/well; PAb240; Novus Biologicals, Cat. # NB200-103, RRID: AB_10001083), or total p53 (3.13 ng/well; PAb1801; Novus Biologicals, Cat. # NB200-104, RRID: AB_10001307) antibodies and incubated overnight at 4°C.
Techniques: Functional Assay, Concentration Assay, Binding Assay, SPR Assay, Thermal Shift Assay, Mutagenesis, Western Blot, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, Control, Negative Control, Incubation, Sequencing, Proliferation Assay, Quantitation Assay, Expressing, Stable Transfection, MTT Assay