Journal
NEOPLASIA
Volume 3, Issue 2, Pages 110-114Publisher
NATURE AMERICA INC
DOI: 10.1038/sj.neo.7900139
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mot; p53; binding domain; MKT-077
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The mouse mot-2 protein was earlier shown to bind to the tumor suppressor protein, p53. The mot-2 binding site of p53 was mapped to C-terminal amino acid residues 312-352, which includes the cytoplasmic sequestration domain, In the present study, we have found that both mot-1 and mot-2 bind to p53 in vitro. By using His-tagged deletion mutant proteins, the p53-binding domain of mot-2 was mapped to its N-terminal amino acid residues 253-282, which are identical in mot-1 and mot-2 proteins. Some peptides containing the p53-binding region of mot-a were able to compete with the full-length protein for p53 binding, The data provided rationale for in vitro binding of mot-1 and mot-2 proteins to p53 and supported the conclusion that inability of mot-1 protein to bind p53 in vivo depends on secondary structure or its binding to other cellular factors, Most interestingly, the p53-binding region of mot-2 was common to its MKT-077, a cationic dye that exhibits antitumor activity, binding region, Therefore it is most likely that MKT-077-induced nuclear translocation and restoration of wild-type p53 function in transformed cells takes place by a competitional mechanism.
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