RRC ID 38521
Author Shiheido H, Takashima H, Doi N, Yanagawa H.
Title mRNA display selection of an optimized MDM2-binding peptide that potently inhibits MDM2-p53 interaction.
Journal PLoS One
Abstract p53 is a tumor suppressor protein that prevents tumorigenesis through cell cycle arrest or apoptosis of cells in response to cellular stress such as DNA damage. Because the oncoprotein MDM2 interacts with p53 and inhibits its activity, MDM2-p53 interaction has been a major target for the development of anticancer drugs. While previous studies have used phage display to identify peptides (such as DI) that inhibit the MDM2-p53 interaction, these peptides were not sufficiently optimized because the size of the phage-displayed random peptide libraries did not cover all of the possible sequences. In this study, we performed selection of MDM2-binding peptides from large random peptide libraries in two stages using mRNA display. We identified an optimal peptide named MIP that inhibited the MDM2-p53 and MDMX-p53 interactions 29- and 13-fold more effectively than DI, respectively. Expression of MIP fused to the thioredoxin scaffold protein in living cells by adenovirus caused stabilization of p53 through its interaction with MDM2, resulting in activation of the p53 pathway. Furthermore, expression of MIP also inhibited tumor cell proliferation in a p53-dependent manner more potently than DI. These results show that two-stage, mRNA-displayed peptide selection is useful for the rapid identification of potent peptides that target oncoproteins.
Volume 6(3)
Pages e17898
Published 2011-3-15
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0017898
PMID 21423613
PMC PMC3057987
MeSH Adenoviridae / drug effects Adenoviridae / metabolism Amino Acid Sequence Cell Line, Tumor Cell Proliferation / drug effects Cell Survival / drug effects Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Green Fluorescent Proteins / metabolism Humans Inhibitory Concentration 50 Molecular Sequence Data Peptide Library* Peptides / chemistry Peptides / metabolism* Peptides / pharmacology Protein Binding / drug effects Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-mdm2 / metabolism* RNA, Messenger / metabolism Recombinant Fusion Proteins / metabolism Sequence Alignment Signal Transduction / drug effects Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 / metabolism*
IF 2.74
Times Cited 14
WOS Category BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Resource
Human and Animal Cells Saos-2(RCB0428)