Potent Inhibition of HIF1α and p300 Interaction by a Constrained Peptide Derived from CITED2

J Med Chem. 2021 Sep 23;64(18):13693-13703. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.1c01043. Epub 2021 Sep 2.

Abstract

Disrupting the interaction between HIF1α and p300 is a promising strategy to modulate the hypoxia response of tumor cells. Herein, we designed a constrained peptide inhibitor derived from the CITED2/p300 complex to disturb the HIF1α/p300 interaction. Through truncation/mutation screening and a terminal aspartic acid-stabilized strategy, a constrained peptide was constructed with outstanding biochemical/biophysical properties, especially in binding affinity, cell penetration, and serum stability. To date, our study was the first one to showcase that stabilized peptides derived from CITED2 using helix-stabilizing methods acted as a promising candidate for modulating hypoxia-inducible signaling.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Cell Hypoxia / drug effects
  • HEK293 Cells
  • HeLa Cells
  • Humans
  • Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit / metabolism*
  • Peptide Fragments / pharmacology*
  • Peptides, Cyclic / pharmacology*
  • Protein Binding / drug effects*
  • Repressor Proteins / pharmacology*
  • Trans-Activators / pharmacology*
  • p300-CBP Transcription Factors / metabolism*

Substances

  • CITED2 protein, human
  • HIF1A protein, human
  • Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit
  • Peptide Fragments
  • Peptides, Cyclic
  • Repressor Proteins
  • Trans-Activators
  • p300-CBP Transcription Factors
  • p300-CBP-associated factor