Nature Communications (Apr 2020)

Targeting codon 158 p53-mutant cancers via the induction of p53 acetylation

  • Li Ren Kong,
  • Richard Weijie Ong,
  • Tuan Zea Tan,
  • Nur Afiqah Binte Mohamed Salleh,
  • Matan Thangavelu,
  • Jane Vin Chan,
  • Lie Yong Judice Koh,
  • Giridharan Periyasamy,
  • Jieying Amelia Lau,
  • Thi Bich Uyen Le,
  • Lingzhi Wang,
  • Miyoung Lee,
  • Srinivasaraghavan Kannan,
  • Chandra S. Verma,
  • Chwee Ming Lim,
  • Wee Joo Chng,
  • David P. Lane,
  • Ashok Venkitaraman,
  • Huynh The Hung,
  • Chit Fang Cheok,
  • Boon Cher Goh

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15608-y
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 17

Abstract

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Codon 158 gain-of-function mutant p53 (158-mutp53) promotes tumourigenesis in lung cancer. Here, the authors show that 158-mutp53 render cancers sensitive to cisplatin and p53 acetylation agents through a mechanism where acetylated mutant p53 upregulates TRAIP and inhibits NF-ĸB signaling.