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Deep CRISPR mutagenesis characterizes the functional diversity of TP53 mutations


AutorenlisteFunk, Julianne S.; Klimovich, Maria; Drangenstein, Daniel; Pielhoop, Ole; Hunold, Pascal; Borowek, Anna; Noeparast, Maxim; Pavlakis, Evangelos; Neumann, Michelle; Balourdas, Dimitrios-Ilias; Kochhan, Katharina; Merle, Nastasja; Bullwinkel, Imke; Wanzel, Michael; Elmshäuser, Sabrina; Teply-Szymanski, Julia; Nist, Andrea; Procida, Tara; Bartkuhn, Marek; Humpert, Katharina; Mernberger, Marco; Savai, Rajkumar; Soussi, Thierry; Joerger, Andreas C.; Stiewe, Thorsten

Jahr der Veröffentlichung2025

Seiten140-153

ZeitschriftNature Genetics

Bandnummer57

Heftnummer1

ISSN1061-4036

eISSN1546-1718

DOI Linkhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-024-02039-4

VerlagNature Research


Abstract
The mutational landscape of TP53, a tumor suppressor mutated in about half of all cancers, includes over 2,000 known missense mutations. To fully leverage TP53 mutation status for personalized medicine, a thorough understanding of the functional diversity of these mutations is essential. We conducted a deep mutational scan using saturation genome editing with CRISPR-mediated homology-directed repair to engineer 9,225 TP53 variants in cancer cells. This high-resolution approach, covering 94.5% of all cancer-associated TP53 missense mutations, precisely mapped the impact of individual mutations on tumor cell fitness, surpassing previous deep mutational scan studies in distinguishing benign from pathogenic variants. Our results revealed even subtle loss-of-function phenotypes and identified promising mutants for pharmacological reactivation. Moreover, we uncovered the roles of splicing alterations and nonsense-mediated messenger RNA decay in mutation-driven TP53 dysfunction. These findings underscore the power of saturation genome editing in advancing clinical TP53 variant interpretation for genetic counseling and personalized cancer therapy.



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Harvard-ZitierstilFunk, J., Klimovich, M., Drangenstein, D., Pielhoop, O., Hunold, P., Borowek, A., et al. (2025) Deep CRISPR mutagenesis characterizes the functional diversity of TP53 mutations, Nature Genetics, 57(1), pp. 140-153. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-024-02039-4

APA-ZitierstilFunk, J., Klimovich, M., Drangenstein, D., Pielhoop, O., Hunold, P., Borowek, A., Noeparast, M., Pavlakis, E., Neumann, M., Balourdas, D., Kochhan, K., Merle, N., Bullwinkel, I., Wanzel, M., Elmshäuser, S., Teply-Szymanski, J., Nist, A., Procida, T., Bartkuhn, M., ...Stiewe, T. (2025). Deep CRISPR mutagenesis characterizes the functional diversity of TP53 mutations. Nature Genetics. 57(1), 140-153. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-024-02039-4


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