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Table 2 Compounds with the ability to reactivate mutp53

From: Targeting mutant p53 for cancer therapy: direct and indirect strategies

Compound name

Mechanism

Mutant p53 target

References

CP-31398

CP-31398 binds to the denatured DNA-binding domain of mutp53 and restores nature p53 conformation

V173A, S241F, R249S, R273H

[155]

PRIMA-1

PRIMA-1 enhances wtp53 stability at 37 °C, induces a conformational change of mutp53 and restores their DNA binding ability

R175H, R273H

[156]

APR-246

APR-246 enhances wtp53 stability at 37 °C, induces a conformational change of mutp53 and restores their DNA binding ability

R175H, R273H

[156]

MIRA-1

MIRA-1 prevents unfolding of wtp53 and mutp53 and restores native wtp53 conformation

R175H, R248Q, R273H

[157]

STIMA-1

STIMA-1 binds to the core domain of mutant p53 and results in the stabilization of wtp53 conformation

R175H, R273H

[158]

PK11000

PK11000 increases the Tm of mutp53 to promote correct fold

Y220C

[159]

ZMC1

ZMC1 provides addition Zn2+ to cancer with mutp53 for proper folding

R175H, R172H

[160]

COTI-2

COTI-2 converts mutp53 to wild-type form

R175H

[161]

pCAPs

pCAPs binds to the core domain of mutp53

I195T

[47]

Reacp53

Reacp53 prevents mutp53 amyloid aggregation

P53 252–258 amyloid zipper structure

[162]

RETRA

RETRA releases p73 from mutp53-p73 complex

P73

[163]

PK083

PK083 binds and stabilizes p53-Y220C to restore its transcriptional activity

Y220C

[164]

P53R3

P53R3 restores sequence-specific DNA-binding ability of several mutp53

R175H, M237I, R273H

[165]

SCH529074

SCH529074 enables mutp53 to bind to a consensus p53 DNA-binding site

R175H, L194F, R248W, R249S, R273H

[166]

PK7088

PK7088 selectively binds to the specific surface cavity of p53 Y220C to destabilize it and restores wtp53 conformation

Y220C

[167]

Stictic acid

Stictic acid blocks the pocket between loop L1 and sheet S3 of p53 core domain and reactivates mutp53

R175H, G245S

[168]

Chetomin

Chetomin promotes Hsp40 expression and the p53-Hsp40 binding to restore wtp53 conformation

R175H

[169]

RITA

RITA restores transcriptional activity of mutp53

I254D, R175H, R213Q, Y234H, R248W/Q, R273H, R280K

[170]

WR1065

WR1065 restores temperature-sensitive mutp53 native conformation

V272M

[171]

Adamantyl isothiocyanates

Adamantyl isothiocyanates rescues mutp53 R206K and R273H and results in the upregulation of canonical wtp53 targets and ATM phosphorylation

R280K, R273H

[172]