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ArticleNature structural & molecular biology2025

DARPin-induced reactivation of p53 in HPV-positive cells.

Philipp Münick, Alexander Strubel, Dimitrios-Ilias Balourdas, Julianne S Funk, Marco Mernberger, Christian Osterburg, Birgit Dreier, Jonas V Schaefer, Marcel Tuppi, Büşra Yüksel and 6 more

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Article in Nature structural & molecular biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors.

Philipp MünickInstitute of Biophysical Chemistry and Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0548-0897
Alexander StrubelInstitute of Biophysical Chemistry and Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8175-962X
Dimitrios-Ilias BalourdasInstitute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1790-2268
Julianne S FunkInstitute of Molecular Oncology, Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center, Member of the German Center for Lung Research, Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1848-7975
Marco MernbergerInstitute of Molecular Oncology, Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center, Member of the German Center for Lung Research, Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany.
Christian OsterburgInstitute of Biophysical Chemistry and Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany.
Birgit DreierDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Jonas V SchaeferDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Marcel TuppiInstitute of Biophysical Chemistry and Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2963-5902
Büşra YükselInstitute of Biophysical Chemistry and Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4396-7142
Birgit SchäferInstitute of Biophysical Chemistry and Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany.
Stefan KnappInstitute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5995-6494
Andreas PlückthunDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4191-5306
Thorsten StieweInstitute of Molecular Oncology, Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center, Member of the German Center for Lung Research, Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0134-7826
Andreas C JoergerInstitute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1232-0138
Volker DötschInstitute of Biophysical Chemistry and Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany. vdoetsch@em.uni-frankfurt.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5720-212X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Infection of cells with high-risk strains of the human papillomavirus (HPV) causes cancer in various types of epithelial tissue. HPV infections are responsible for ~4.5% of all cancers worldwide. Tumorigenesis is based on the inactivation of key cellular control mechanisms by the viral proteins E6 and E7. The HPV E6 protein interacts with the cellular E3 ligase E6AP, and this complex binds to the p53 DNA-binding domain, which results in degradation of p53. Inhibition of this interaction has the potential to reactivate p53, thus preventing oncogenic transformation. Here we describe the characterization of a designed ankyrin repeat protein that binds to the same site as the HPV E6 protein, thereby displacing the E3 ligase and stabilizing p53. Interaction with the designed ankyrin repeat protein does not affect p53 DNA binding or the crucial MDM2 negative feedback loop but reactivates a p53-dependent transcriptional program in HeLa (HPV18-positive) and SiHa (HPV16-positive) cells, suggesting a potential therapeutic use.

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Papillomavirus InfectionsTumor Suppressor Protein p53Ankyrin RepeatDNA-Binding ProteinsHeLa CellsHuman papillomavirus 16HumansOncogene Proteins, ViralProtein BindingProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mdm2Repressor ProteinsUbiquitin-Protein LigasesDNA-Binding ProteinsE6 protein, Human papillomavirus type 16E6 protein, Human papillomavirus type 18Oncogene Proteins, ViralProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mdm2Repressor ProteinsTP53 protein, humanTumor Suppressor Protein p53UBE3A protein, humanUbiquitin-Protein Ligases

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