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ArticleDrug design, development and therapy2025

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Theresa Klett, Jason Stahlecker, Martin Schwer, Simon J Jaag, Benedikt Masberg, Cornelius Knappe, Michael Lämmerhofer, Thilo Stehle, Frank M Boeckler

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Article in Drug design, development and therapy, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Theresa KlettLaboratory for Molecular Design & Pharmaceutical Biophysics, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, 72076, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-4049-9363
Jason StahleckerLaboratory for Molecular Design & Pharmaceutical Biophysics, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, 72076, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-0044-4037
Martin SchwerLaboratory for Molecular Design & Pharmaceutical Biophysics, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, 72076, Germany.ORCID 0009-0005-0202-5353
Simon J JaagPharmaceutical (Bio-) Analysis, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, 72076, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-3847-774X
Benedikt MasbergPharmaceutical (Bio-) Analysis, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, 72076, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2041-4983
Cornelius KnappePharmaceutical (Bio-) Analysis, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, 72076, Germany.ORCID 0009-0009-4080-4410
Michael LämmerhoferPharmaceutical (Bio-) Analysis, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, 72076, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1318-0974
Thilo StehleInterfaculty Institute of Biochemistry, Department of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, 72076, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4571-8548
Frank M BoecklerLaboratory for Molecular Design & Pharmaceutical Biophysics, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, 72076, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8738-6716

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: The tumor suppressor p53 is most commonly mutated in human cancer. The structural mutant in the β-sandwich of the protein, p53-Y220C, is the ninth most common p53 mutant. The p53-Y220C mutant has a solvent-accessible hydrophobic pocket, leading to thermal destabilization of the protein. Screening of our covalent fragment library (CovLib) revealed the highly reactive pyrazine derivatives SN006 and SN007, which arylate among other cysteines in p53, the mutation-generated Cys220. Herein, comprehensive structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies of these intrinsically reactive CovLib hits were performed, aiming to identify improved stabilizers for p53-Y220C, with a more balanced reactivity profile, diverse binding modes and a better potential for chemical optimization. Methods: The compounds were screened for enhanced stabilization of p53 wild type and its mutants using differential scanning fluorimetry (DSF). To confirm covalent modification, intact mass spectrometry was performed. Thiol reactivity profiles were determined using a standardized Glutathione-modifying (GSH) assay. The binding modes of the identified hits and covalent modification of Cys220 were elucidated by X-ray crystallography. Moreover, the influence of the hits on the DNA-binding affinity of full-length p53 was investigated employing a fluorescence polarization assay (FPA). Results and Conclusion: The promising pyrazine derivatives SN006/7-3, SN006/7-8, and SN006/7-9 were identified, occupying different subsites of the Y220C binding pocket. The compound SN006/7-8 substantially stabilized the thermosensitive cancer mutant Y220C by up to 5.0 °C, representing a strong enhancement over SN006 (1.8 °C) and SN007 (2.0 °C).

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Antineoplastic AgentsPyrazinesTumor Suppressor Protein p53Binding SitesCrystallography, X-RayDose-Response Relationship, DrugHumansMolecular StructureStructure-Activity RelationshipAntineoplastic AgentsPyrazinesTP53 protein, humanTumor Suppressor Protein p53covalent fragment-based drug discoverydifferential scanning fluorimetryintact protein mass spectrometrystructure-activity relationshiptumor suppressor p53 mutant stabilizersX-ray crystallography

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PMID40599607
PMCPMC12212008

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