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ArticleCancers2022

Taxifolin and Lucidin as Potential E6 Protein Inhibitors: p53 Function Re-Establishment and Apoptosis Induction in Cervical Cancer Cells.

Diana Gomes, Shivani Yaduvanshi, Samuel Silvestre, Ana Paula Duarte, Adriana O Santos, Christiane P Soares, Veerendra Kumar, Luís Passarinha, Ângela Sousa

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Article in Cancers, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Lucidin fromPharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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  7. Programmed Cell Death in Rheumatoid Arthritis.Journal of inflammation research · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Diana GomesCICS-UBI-Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Avenida Infante D. Henrique, 6200-506 Covilhã, Portugal.
Shivani YaduvanshiAmity Institute of Molecular Medicine and Stem Cell Research (AIMMSCR), Amity University, Noida Uttar Pradesh 201303, India.
Samuel SilvestreCICS-UBI-Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Avenida Infante D. Henrique, 6200-506 Covilhã, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-4297-5108
Ana Paula DuarteCICS-UBI-Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Avenida Infante D. Henrique, 6200-506 Covilhã, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-3333-5977
Adriana O SantosCICS-UBI-Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Avenida Infante D. Henrique, 6200-506 Covilhã, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-1224-9191
Christiane P SoaresDepartment of Clinical Analysis, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Campus Ville, Araraquara, São Paulo 14800-903, Brazil.
Veerendra KumarAmity Institute of Molecular Medicine and Stem Cell Research (AIMMSCR), Amity University, Noida Uttar Pradesh 201303, India.ORCID 0000-0002-9241-1303
Luís PassarinhaCICS-UBI-Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Avenida Infante D. Henrique, 6200-506 Covilhã, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-6910-7576
Ângela SousaCICS-UBI-Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Avenida Infante D. Henrique, 6200-506 Covilhã, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-9155-7581
University of Beira Interior · PTAmity University · INUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) · BR

Funding

Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia Centro-01-0145-FEDER-000019; UIDB/00709/2020; UIDP/04378/2020; UIDB/04378/2020; LA/P/0140/2020; 2020.06792.BDRamalingaswami Fellowship BT/RLF/Re-entry/64/2017
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cervical cancer is the fourth leading cause of death in women worldwide, with 99% of cases associated with a human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. Given that HPV prophylactic vaccines do not exert a therapeutic effect in individuals previously infected, have low coverage of all HPV types, and have poor accessibility in developing countries, it is unlikely that HPV-associated cancers will be eradicated in the coming years. Therefore, there is an emerging need for the development of anti-HPV drugs. Considering HPV E6's oncogenic role, this protein has been proposed as a relevant target for cancer treatment. In the present work, we employed in silico tools to discover potential E6 inhibitors, as well as biochemical and cellular assays to understand the action of selected compounds in HPV-positive cells (Caski and HeLa) vs. HPV-negative (C33A) and non-carcinogenic (NHEK) cell lines. In fact, by molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulations, we found three phenolic compounds able to dock in the E6AP binding pocket of the E6 protein. In particular, lucidin and taxifolin were able to inhibit E6-mediated p53 degradation, selectively reduce the viability, and induce apoptosis in HPV-positive cells. Altogether, our data can be relevant for discovering promising leads for the development of specific anti-HPV drugs.

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cervical cancerE6 protein inhibitorshuman papillomavirusin silico toolslucidinmolecular dockingp53taxifolin

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PMID35740499
PMCPMC9221127
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