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The G-Quadruplex experimental drug QN-302 effectively impairs liposarcoma cell viability by inhibiting MDM2 expression and restoring p53 levels [RNA-seq]

GSE271823 Homo sapiens (human) RNA-seq (gene expression) 24 samples Submitted 2025/01/31 Platform GPL18573
At a glance

RNA-seq (gene expression) · human · 24 samples

What it is
RNA-seq (gene expression)Gene activity measured by sequencing. The summary does not mention single-cell work, so this is most likely bulk: one average per sample, the usual starting point for comparing groups.
Organism
Homo sapiens (human)
Topic
Soft tissue sarcomaThis series is part of our curated briefing on it.
Samples
24 samples
Data you can get
A processed table (series matrix) and supplementary files from NCBI; the raw sequencing reads from ENA. Which of these hold counts depends on the study, so check the file list.
Paper
The G-quadruplex experimental drug QN-302 impairs liposarcoma cell growth by inhibiting MDM2 expression and restoring p53 levelsNucleic acids research · 2025
Summary (written by the submitters)
Well-differentiated (WD) and dedifferentiated (DD) liposarcomas (LPS) account for ~60% of all liposarcomas, characterized by 12q13–q15 region amplification and aberrant MDM2 expression. Current therapies are limited, particularly for advanced stages, leading to poor outcomes. G-quadruplexes (G4s), secondary structures in G-rich nucleic acid sequences, were identified in the MDM2 P2 promoter.
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We investigated MDM2 inhibition via small molecule G4 ligands. Laboratory and patient-derived LPS cell lines, and normal pre-adipocytes were analyzed using CUT&Tag, RNA-seq, cell viability, qRT-PCR, Western blot, siRNA, and nascent transcript assays. QN-302, a naphthalene diimide (NDI)-derivative, emerged as the most effective G4 ligand, significantly impairing WD/DDLPS cell growth in a dose-dependent manner by stabilizing MDM2 G4 at the P2 promoter, inhibiting polymerase progression, and reducing full-length MDM2 transcripts, leading to p53 accumulation and apoptotic cell death. In vivo, QN-302 reduced tumor volume and was well-tolerated in xenograft models. This novel therapeutic strategy to inhibit MDM2 and reactivate p53 in WD/DDLPS could extend to all tumors with wild-type TP53 and enhance anticancer efficacy when combined with other drugs.
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The G-quadruplex experimental drug QN-302 impairs liposarcoma cell growth by inhibiting MDM2 expression and restoring p53 levels
Tosoni B, Naghshineh E, Zanin I et al. · Nucleic acids research 2025 · PMID 39945321 · doi:10.1093/nar/gkaf085
This dataset
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Processed table

The series matrix: one table of values per sample as the submitters processed it. The smallest download, and it opens in Excel or R. Start here to see what the data look like.

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Supplementary files

The count tables and other files the authors uploaded. Take only the samples you need, or the whole study as GSE271823_RAW.tar (it can run to tens of gigabytes).

3 · Start from the raw reads

Raw sequencing reads

The original FASTQ files, straight from the sequencer, held at ENA. Large, and you align them yourself, so only choose this if you need to re-process the study from scratch.

What the files usually look like: For RNA-seq the counts are usually a table among the supplementary files (look for 'counts', 'expression', 'FPKM' or 'TPM' in the file name). The series matrix of a sequencing study is sometimes nearly empty.

Also filed as BioProject PRJNA1133697 and SRA study SRP518833. Searching any of these in the dataset finder brings you back here.

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