A lipopeptidomimetic of transcriptional activation domains selectively disrupts Med25 PPIs
Pattelli, O. N.; Martinez Valdivia, E.; Beyersdorf, M. S.; Regan, C. S.; Rivas, M.; Merajver, S. D.; Cierpicki, T.; Mapp, A. K.
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Short amphipathic peptides are capable of binding to transcriptional coactivators, often targeting the same binding surfaces as native transcriptional activation domains. However, they do so with modest affinity and generally poor selectivity, limiting their utility as synthetic modulators. Here we show that incorporation of a medium-chain, branched fatty acid to the N-terminus of one such heptameric lipopeptidomimetic (34913-8) increases the affinity for the coactivator Med25 >10-fold (Ki >>100 M to 10 M). Importantly, the selectivity of 34913-8 for Med25 compared to other coactivators is excellent. 34913-8 engages Med25 through interaction with the H2 face of its Activator Interaction Domain and in doing so stabilizes full-length protein in the cellular proteome. Further, genes regulated by Med25-activator PPIs are inhibited in a cell model of triple-negative breast cancer. Thus, 34913-8 is a useful tool for studying Med25 and the Mediator complex biology and the results indicate that lipopeptidomimetics may be a robust source of inhibitors for activator-coactivator complexes.
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