Inhibition of nonsense-mediated decay rescues functional p53β/γ isoforms in MDM2-amplified cancers
J. P. Gudikote, T. Cascone, A. Poteete, P. Sitthideatphaiboon, Q. Wu, N. Morikawa, F. Zhang, S. Peng, P. Tong, L. Li, L. Shen, M. Nilsson, P. Jones, E. P. Sulman, J. Wang, , J. Heymach
The paper shows that inhibiting nonsense-mediated decay increases expression of p53β/γ isoforms, which are resistant to MDM2 degradation, thereby restoring p53 function in cancers with MDM2 amplification, HPV infection, or specific p53 mutations.
bioRxiv · Apr 6, 2020 · PreprintCancer Biology