A stapled peptide inhibitor of MDM2 enables pharmacological activation of p53 in zebrafish
Sania Kheder, Martin Krkoška, Filip Mihalič, Kim Kobar, Zdeněk Andrysík, Lars Bräutigam, Susanne Lindström, Jason N. Berman, David Philip Lane, Dilraj Lama, Pavitra Kannan
The paper demonstrates that sulanemadlin, a stapled peptide inhibitor of MDM2, specifically activates p53 in zebrafish without inducing apoptosis, enabling direct in vivo studies of p53 regulation.
bioRxiv · Mar 30, 2026 · PreprintPharmacology & Toxicology