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ArticleBMC biology2017

A yeast two-hybrid system for the screening and characterization of small-molecule inhibitors of protein-protein interactions identifies a novel putative Mdm2-binding site in p53.

Jin Huei Wong, Mohammad Alfatah, Mei Fang Sin, Hong May Sim, Chandra S Verma, David P Lane, Prakash Arumugam

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jin Huei WongBioinformatics Institute, 30 Biopolis Street, #07-01, Matrix, Singapore, 138671, Singapore.
Mohammad AlfatahBioinformatics Institute, 30 Biopolis Street, #07-01, Matrix, Singapore, 138671, Singapore.
Mei Fang SinDepartment of Pharmacy, National University of Singapore, National University of Singapore 18 Science Drive 4, Singapore, 117543, Singapore.
Hong May SimDepartment of Pharmacy, National University of Singapore, National University of Singapore 18 Science Drive 4, Singapore, 117543, Singapore.
Chandra S VermaBioinformatics Institute, 30 Biopolis Street, #07-01, Matrix, Singapore, 138671, Singapore.
David P LaneThe p53 Laboratory, 8A Biomedical Grove, Singapore, 138648, Singapore.
Prakash ArumugamBioinformatics Institute, 30 Biopolis Street, #07-01, Matrix, Singapore, 138671, Singapore. prakasha@bii.a-star.edu.sg.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6217-8128
Bioinformatics Institute · SGNational University of Singapore · SG

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A-STAR IAF311013
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundProtein-protein interactions (PPIs) are fundamental to the growth and survival of cells and serve as excellent targets to develop inhibitors of biological processes such as host-pathogen interactions and cancer cell proliferation. However, isolation of PPI inhibitors is extremely challenging. While several in vitro assays to screen for PPI inhibitors are available, they are often expensive, cumbersome, and require large amounts of purified protein. In contrast, limited in vivo assays are available to screen for small-molecule inhibitors of PPI.

methodsWe have engineered a yeast strain that is suitable for screening of small-molecule inhibitors of protein-protein interaction using the Yeast 2-hybrid Assay. We have optimised and validated the assay using inhibitors of the p53-Mdm2 interaction and identified a hitherto unreported putative Mdm2-binding domain in p53.

resultsWe report a significantly improved and thoroughly validated yeast two-hybrid (Y2H) assay that can be used in a high throughput manner to screen for small-molecule PPI inhibitors. Using the p53-Mdm2 interaction to optimize the assay, we show that the p53-Mdm2 inhibitor nutlin-3 is a substrate for the yeast ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter Pdr5. By deleting nine ABC transporter-related genes, we generated a ABC9Δ yeast strain that is highly permeable to small molecules. In the ABC9Δ strain, p53-Mdm2 interaction inhibitors, like AMG232 and MI-773, completely inhibited the p53-Mdm2 interaction at nanomolar concentrations in the Y2H assay. In addition, we identified a conserved segment in the core DNA-binding domain of p53 that facilitates stable interaction with Mdm2 in yeast cells and in vitro.

conclusionThe Y2H assay can be utilized for high-throughput screening of small-molecule inhibitors of PPIs and to identify domains that stabilize PPIs.

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Protein Interaction Domains and MotifsBinding SitesProtein BindingProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mdm2Saccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSmall Molecule LibrariesTumor Suppressor Protein p53Two-Hybrid System TechniquesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mdm2Saccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSmall Molecule LibrariesTumor Suppressor Protein p53p53-Mdm2 interactionProtein–protein interaction inhibitorsYeast two-hybrid assay

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