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Structure of the p53 C-terminus bound to 14-3-3: implications for stabilization of the p53 tetramer
Benjamin Schumacher1, Justine Mondry, Philipp Thiel
1Chemical Genomics Centre of the Max-Planck-Society, Dortmund, Germany.
Abstract:
The adaptor protein 14-3-3 binds to and stabilizes the tumor suppressor p53 and enhances its anti-tumour activity. In the regulatory C-terminal domain of p53 several 14-3-3 binding motifs have been identified. Here, we report the crystal structure of the extreme C-terminus (residues 385-393, p53pT387) of p53 in complex with 14-3-3sigma at a resolution of 1.28A. p53pT387 is accommodated by 14-3-3 in a yet unrecognized fashion implying a rationale for 14-3-3 binding to the active p53 tetramer. The structure exhibits a potential binding site for small molecules that could stabilize the p53/14-3-3 protein complex suggesting the possibility for therapeutic intervention.
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