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Autor Principal: Quazi, Uzaif
Formato: Recurso digital
Idioma:inglés
Publicado: Zenodo 2025
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Acceso en liña:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14956162
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  • <p>Understanding cross-species DNA damage response (DDR) regulators is critical <br>for advancing synthetic biology and cancer therapeutics. The tumor suppressor p53 <br>(mammalian) and SOG1 (plant-specific) share functional parallels in regulating <br>DDR, yet their hybridization remains unexplored. This study presents a novel <br>hypothesis: a p53-SOG1 hybrid protein can retain p53’s tumor suppressive <br>function while incorporating SOG1’s regulatory efficiency, potentially offering <br>new avenues for cancer therapy. <br>To test this hypothesis, we designed and computationally validated the hybrid <br>protein using molecular docking, molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, and <br>structural validation. Docking studies revealed enhanced DNA-binding affinity <br>(ZDOCK score: 1453), stable structural dynamics (RMSD: 0.11 nm), and high <br>hydration stability (SASA: 373 nm²). Hydrogen bonding (1200+ H-bonds) <br>stabilized DNA binding. MolProbity analysis positioned the hybrid in the 100th <br>percentile for structural accuracy. Notably, the hybrid retains p53’s tetramerization <br>via the oligomerization (OD) and C-terminal (CTD) domains. <br>Our findings provide strong in silico support for the feasibility of a p53-SOG1 <br>hybrid as a functional transcription factor. Future experimental directions include <br>expression in mammalian cells (HEK293T, HCT116), transcriptional activity <br>assays (qPCR, luciferase reporter), and DNA-binding kinetics via Surface Plasmon <br>Resonance (SPR). These steps will determine its viability for cancer therapeutics <br>and cross-species synthetic biology applications.</p>