Nature Communications (Nov 2022)

Discovery of a small molecule that selectively destabilizes Cryptochrome 1 and enhances life span in p53 knockout mice

  • Seref Gul,
  • Yasemin Kubra Akyel,
  • Zeynep Melis Gul,
  • Safak Isin,
  • Onur Ozcan,
  • Tuba Korkmaz,
  • Saba Selvi,
  • Ibrahim Danis,
  • Ozgecan Savlug Ipek,
  • Fatih Aygenli,
  • Ali Cihan Taskin,
  • Büşra Aytül Akarlar,
  • Nurhan Ozlu,
  • Nuri Ozturk,
  • Narin Ozturk,
  • Durişehvar Özer Ünal,
  • Mustafa Guzel,
  • Metin Turkay,
  • Alper Okyar,
  • Ibrahim Halil Kavakli

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34582-1
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 17

Abstract

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Cryptochromes are transcriptional regulators of the circadian clock in mammals, and genetic loss of cryptochromes reduces p53-associated cancer risk in mice. Here the authors report the discovery of small molecule M47, which destabilizes cryptochrome 1 and extends the lifespan of p53 knock-out mice.