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Table 3 Compounds directly target mutp53

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

Compound name

Mechanism

Targets

References

Hsp90 inhibitor

Hsp90 inhibitor prevents Hsp90 chaperone from binding to mutp53 and promotes mutp53 proteins degradation

R175H, L194F, R248Q, R273H, R280K, R172H (mouse)

[173]

HDAC inhibitor

HDAC inhibitor inhibits HDAC-regulated transcription and disrupts HDAC6/Hsp90/mutp53 complex

R175H, R280K, V247F/P223L

[56]

Statins

Statins inhibits the interaction between mutp53 and DNAJA1 to induce CHIP-dependent p53 degradation

V157F, R172H, R175H, Y220C, R248W, R273H, R280K

[174]

Gambogic acid

Gambogic acid increases wtp53 proteins levels, inhibits mutp53-Hsp90 complex and induces CHIP-mediated degradation

R175H, G266E, R273H, R280K

[58]

Spautin-1

Spautin-1 inhibits macroautophagy to induce mutp53 degradation via chaperone-mediated autophagy

P98S, P151H, A161T, R175C, R175D, R175H, L194F, S227K, S227R, G245C, R248L, R248W, E258K, R273H, R273L, R280K, and R282W

[99]

NSC59984

NSC59984 promotes MDM-mediated mutp53 protein degradation and stimulating p73

R175L, R175H, S241F, R273H/P309F

[175]

Disulfiram (DSF)

Disulfiram catalyzes both wtp53 and mutp53 through the 26S proteasome pathway

R273H

[176]