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ArticleNature genetics2025

Deep CRISPR mutagenesis characterizes the functional diversity of TP53 mutations.

Julianne S Funk, Maria Klimovich, Daniel Drangenstein, Ole Pielhoop, Pascal Hunold, Anna Borowek, Maxim Noeparast, Evangelos Pavlakis, Michelle Neumann, Dimitrios-Ilias Balourdas and 15 more

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Article in Nature genetics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 65 papers.

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65 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

25 authors.

Julianne S FunkInstitute of Molecular Oncology, Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1848-7975
Maria KlimovichInstitute of Molecular Oncology, Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany.
Daniel DrangensteinInstitute of Molecular Oncology, Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany.
Ole PielhoopInstitute of Molecular Oncology, Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany.
Pascal HunoldInstitute of Molecular Oncology, Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-7087-5908
Anna BorowekInstitute of Molecular Oncology, Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany.
Maxim NoeparastInstitute of Molecular Oncology, Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-3216-5630
Evangelos PavlakisInstitute of Molecular Oncology, Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany.
Michelle NeumannInstitute of Molecular Oncology, Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany.
Dimitrios-Ilias BalourdasInstitute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1790-2268
Katharina KochhanInstitute of Molecular Oncology, Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany.
Nastasja MerleInstitute of Molecular Oncology, Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany.
Imke BullwinkelInstitute of Molecular Oncology, Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany.
Michael WanzelInstitute of Molecular Oncology, Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany.
Sabrina ElmshäuserInstitute of Molecular Oncology, Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany.
Julia Teply-SzymanskiInstitute of Pathology, Philipps-University, Marburg University Hospital, Marburg, Germany.
Andrea NistGenomics Core Facility, Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany.
Tara ProcidaInstitute for Lung Health (ILH), Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany.
Marek BartkuhnInstitute for Lung Health (ILH), Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6872-9082
Katharina HumpertInstitute of Molecular Oncology, Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany.
Marco MernbergerInstitute of Molecular Oncology, Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany.
Rajkumar SavaiInstitute for Lung Health (ILH), Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-1538-2091
Thierry SoussiCentre de Recherche Saint-Antoine UMRS_938, INSERM, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France.ORCID 0000-0001-8184-3293
Andreas C JoergerInstitute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1232-0138
Thorsten StieweInstitute of Molecular Oncology, Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany. stiewe@uni-marburg.de.ORCID 0000-0003-0134-7826

Funding

Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (Federal Ministry of Education and Research) 031L0063Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (Federal Ministry of Education and Research) DZLDeutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) 109546710 Project A10Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) CRC1213 A10NDeutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) GRK2573Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) JO 1473/1-3Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) SA 1923/7-1Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) STI 182/13-1Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) STI 182/15-1Deutsche Krebshilfe (German Cancer Aid) TACTICHessisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst (Hessen State Ministry of Higher Education, Research and the Arts) LOEWE iCANxJosé Carreras Leukämie-Stiftung (Deutsche José Carreras Leukämie-Stiftung) 09 R/2018Von-Behring-Röntgen-Stiftung (Von Behring-Röntgen-Foundation) 65-0004Von-Behring-Röntgen-Stiftung (Von Behring-Röntgen-Foundation) 66-LV06Von-Behring-Röntgen-Stiftung (Von Behring-Röntgen-Foundation) 71-0012
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The mutational landscape of TP53, a tumor suppressor mutated in about half of all cancers, includes over 2,000 known missense mutations. To fully leverage TP53 mutation status for personalized medicine, a thorough understanding of the functional diversity of these mutations is essential. We conducted a deep mutational scan using saturation genome editing with CRISPR-mediated homology-directed repair to engineer 9,225 TP53 variants in cancer cells. This high-resolution approach, covering 94.5% of all cancer-associated TP53 missense mutations, precisely mapped the impact of individual mutations on tumor cell fitness, surpassing previous deep mutational scan studies in distinguishing benign from pathogenic variants. Our results revealed even subtle loss-of-function phenotypes and identified promising mutants for pharmacological reactivation. Moreover, we uncovered the roles of splicing alterations and nonsense-mediated messenger RNA decay in mutation-driven TP53 dysfunction. These findings underscore the power of saturation genome editing in advancing clinical TP53 variant interpretation for genetic counseling and personalized cancer therapy.

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Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic RepeatsCRISPR-Cas SystemsMutationNeoplasmsTumor Suppressor Protein p53Cell Line, TumorGene EditingHumansMutagenesisMutation, MissenseNonsense Mediated mRNA DecayTP53 protein, humanTumor Suppressor Protein p53

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PMID39774325
PMCPMC11735402

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