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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-8-21
pubmed:abstractText
p53-dependent apoptosis contributes to the side effects of cancer treatment, and genetic or pharmacological inhibition of p53 function can increase normal tissue resistance to genotoxic stress. It has recently been shown that p53 can induce apoptosis through a mechanism that does not depend on transactivation but instead involves translocation of p53 to mitochondria. To determine the impact of this p53 activity on normal tissue radiosensitivity, we isolated a small molecule named pifithrin-mu (PFTmu, 1) that inhibits p53 binding to mitochondria by reducing its affinity to antiapoptotic proteins Bcl-xL and Bcl-2 but has no effect on p53-dependent transactivation. PFTmu has a high specificity for p53 and does not protect cells from apoptosis induced by overexpression of proapoptotic protein Bax or by treatment with dexamethasone (2). PFTmu rescues primary mouse thymocytes from p53-mediated apoptosis caused by radiation and protects mice from doses of radiation that cause lethal hematopoietic syndrome. These results indicate that selective inhibition of the mitochondrial branch of the p53 pathway is sufficient for radioprotection in vivo.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1552-4450
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
2
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
474-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16862141-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:16862141-Apoptosis, pubmed-meshheading:16862141-Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:16862141-Benzothiazoles, pubmed-meshheading:16862141-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:16862141-Dexamethasone, pubmed-meshheading:16862141-Gamma Rays, pubmed-meshheading:16862141-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:16862141-Male, pubmed-meshheading:16862141-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:16862141-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:16862141-Mitochondria, pubmed-meshheading:16862141-Protein Binding, pubmed-meshheading:16862141-Protein Transport, pubmed-meshheading:16862141-Radiation Injuries, Experimental, pubmed-meshheading:16862141-Radiation-Protective Agents, pubmed-meshheading:16862141-Thiazoles, pubmed-meshheading:16862141-Thymus Gland, pubmed-meshheading:16862141-Toluene, pubmed-meshheading:16862141-Transcriptional Activation, pubmed-meshheading:16862141-Tumor Suppressor Protein p53, pubmed-meshheading:16862141-Ultraviolet Rays
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Small-molecule inhibitor of p53 binding to mitochondria protects mice from gamma radiation.
pubmed:affiliation
Cleveland BioLabs, Inc., 11000 Cedar Ave., Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural