A Unique Mdm2-Binding Mode of the 3-Pyrrolin-2-one- and 2-Furanone-Based Antagonists of the p53-Mdm2 Interaction

Ewa Surmiak, Aleksandra Twarda-Clapa, Krzysztof M. Zak, Bogdan Musielak, Marcin D. Tomala, Katarzyna Kubica, Przemyslaw Grudnik, Mariusz Madej, Mateusz Jablonski, Jan Potempa, Justyna Kalinowska-Tluscik, Alexander Dömling, Grzegorz Dubin, Tad A. Holak

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Abstract

The p53 pathway is inactivated in almost all types of cancer by mutations in the p53 encoding gene or overexpression of the p53 negative regulators, Mdm2 and/or Mdmx. Restoration of the p53 function by inhibition of the p53-Mdm2/Mdmx interaction opens up a prospect for a nongenotoxic anticancer therapy. Here, we present the syntheses, activities, and crystal structures of two novel classes of Mdm2-p53 inhibitors that are based on the 3-pyrrolin-2-one and 2-furanone scaffolds. The structures of the complexes formed by these inhibitors and Mdm2 reveal the dimeric protein molecular organization that has not been observed in the small-molecule/Mdm2 complexes described until now. In particular, the 6-chloroindole group does not occupy the usual Trp-23 pocket of Mdm2 but instead is engaged in dimerization. This entirely unique binding mode of the compounds opens new possibilities for optimization of the Mdm2-p53 interaction inhibitors.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3310-3318
Number of pages9
JournalACS chemical biology
Volume11
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec-2016

Keywords

  • PROTEIN-PROTEIN INTERACTIONS
  • SMALL-MOLECULE INHIBITORS
  • STRUCTURE-BASED DESIGN
  • TUMOR-SUPPRESSOR P53
  • MDM2-P53 INTERACTION
  • NMR-SPECTROSCOPY
  • LIGAND-BINDING
  • DRUG DISCOVERY
  • CANCER-THERAPY
  • POTENT
  • CCDC 1054957: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination

    Surmiak, E. (Contributor), Twarda-Clapa, A. (Contributor), Zak, K. M. (Contributor), Musielak, B. (Contributor), Tomala, M. D. (Contributor), Kubica, K. (Contributor), Grudnik, P. (Contributor), Madej, M. (Contributor), Jablonski, M. (Contributor), Potempa, J. (Contributor), Kalinowska-Tluscik, J. (Contributor), Dömling, A. (Contributor), Dubin, G. (Contributor) & Holak, T. A. (Contributor), University of Groningen, 19-Mar-2015

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  • CCDC 1054956: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination

    Surmiak, E. (Contributor), Twarda-Clapa, A. (Contributor), Zak, K. M. (Contributor), Musielak, B. (Contributor), Tomala, M. D. (Contributor), Kubica, K. (Contributor), Grudnik, P. (Contributor), Madej, M. (Contributor), Jablonski, M. (Contributor), Potempa, J. (Contributor), Kalinowska-Tluscik, J. (Contributor), Dömling, A. (Contributor), Dubin, G. (Contributor) & Holak, T. A. (Contributor), University of Groningen, 19-Mar-2015

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  • CCDC 1054955: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination

    Surmiak, E. (Contributor), Twarda-Clapa, A. (Contributor), Zak, K. M. (Contributor), Musielak, B. (Contributor), Tomala, M. D. (Contributor), Kubica, K. (Contributor), Grudnik, P. (Contributor), Madej, M. (Contributor), Jablonski, M. (Contributor), Potempa, J. (Contributor), Kalinowska-Tluscik, J. (Contributor), Dömling, A. (Contributor), Dubin, G. (Contributor) & Holak, T. A. (Contributor), University of Groningen, 19-Mar-2015

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