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Discovery of new peptides to rescue the mutated p53 tetramer

Researchers: 
  • Ernest Giralt Lledó. Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB) [1].
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Description: 

Proyecto asignado a través de la Red Española de Supercomputación [2].

Tetramer formation of p53 (TP53) is essential for its tumor suppressor function. The p53 not only acts as a tumor suppressor protein by inducing cell cycle arrest
and apoptosis. More than 50% of human tumors have TP53 gene mutations, and most of them are missense mutations that reduce tumor suppressor activity of
p53 by destabilizing the TP53 formation. A new therapeutical intervention where an active peptide is able to stabilize TP53 tetramers and re-store functional protective activity of p53 is pursued in this project by combining state-of-the-art experimental and computational approaches.
 


Source URL:https://web.computaex.es/en/proyectos/discovery-new-peptides-rescue-mutated-p53-tetramer

Links
[1] https://www.irbbarcelona.org/es [2] https://www.res.es/