53BP1-binding protein 1 (53BP1) engages with dimethylated lysine 20 on histone 4 (H4K20me2) through its tandem tudor domains within a homodimer configuration, crucial for the DNA damage response. UNC2170, a micromolar 53BP1 ligand, selectively interacts with this site, demonstrating at least 17-fold preference for 53BP1 over similar proteins. This interaction occurs in a pocket formed by the 53BP1's tudor domains. Moreover, UNC2170 acts as an antagonist to 53BP1 in cellular lysates, effectively inhibiting class switch recombination, a process dependent on the functional 53BP1 tudor domain, thus confirming its cellular activity.
Tumor protein p53 binding protein (53BP1) has been identified in a yeast two-hybrid screen as a protein that interacts with the central DNA–binding domain of p532. Similar to breast cancer susceptibility gene 13, 4 (BRCA1; 53BP1 enhances p53-dependent tra