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. 2019 Oct 18;33:2–22. doi: 10.1016/j.molmet.2019.10.002

Table 1.

P53 direct target genes implicated in metabolism. This table references p53-controlled genes for which experimental evidence supports a direct role of p53 in their transcription.

Activated/Repressed by p53 Experimental evidences Bibliography
Nucleotide Synthesis
dUTPase Deoxyuridine triphosphate nucleotidohydrolase repressed reporter assays, ChIP [106]
RRM2B/p53R2 Ribonucleotide reductase regulatory/TP53 inducible subunit M2B activated ChIP-seq [107,108,251]
Glucose Metabolism
Glycolysis and Pentose Phosphate Pathway
GLUT1 Glucose transporter 1 repressed reporter assays, EMSA [9]
GLUT4 Glucose transporter 4 repressed reporter assays, EMSA [9]
RRAD Ras-related associated with Diabetes repressed ChIP [13]
MCT1/SLC16A1 Mono-Carboxylate transporter 1 repressed ChIP [11]
M-PGAM Muscle specific phosphoglycerate mutase activated reporter assays, EMSA [249]
HK2 Hexokinase 2 activated reporter assays, EMSA, DNAse I Footprint [250]
TIGAR TP53-induced glycolysis and apoptosis regulator activated ChIP, EMSA, ChIP-seq [12]
PFKFB4 6-Phosphofructo-2-kinase/fructose-2,6-biphosphatase 4 repressed ChIP [14]
PFKFB3 6-Phosphofructo-2-kinase/fructose-2,6-biphosphatase 3 repressed reporter assays, ChIP [15]
Gluconeogenesis
PANK1 Panthotenate Kinase 1 activated ChIP, ChIP-on-ChIP, ChIP-seq, EMSA, reporter assays [210]
PCK1 Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase 1 activated ChIP [235]
SIRT6 Sirtuin 6 activated ChIP [209]
Lipid metabolism
Fatty Acid Oxidation
MCD Malonyl-CoA Decarboxylase activated ChIP-qPCR [22]
LPIN1 Lipin 1 activated ChIP-qPCR, ChIP-seq [23,25,39]
CPT1C Carnitine Palmitoyl transferase 1C activated ChIP-qPCR, ChIP-seq [24,25,39]
ACAD11 AcylCoA Dehydrogenase Family member 11 activated ChIP-qPCR, ChIP-seq [25,39]
HMGCLL1 3-hydroxymethyl-3-methylglutaryl-CoA lyase like 1 activated ChIP-qPCR, ChIP-seq [25,39]
Fatty Acid synthesis and storage, lipid transport and lipoprotein metabolism
SREBP1C Sterol regulatory element binding transcription factor 1 repressed reporter assays [221]
ABCA1 ATP binding cassette subfamily A member 1 activated ChIP [45]
NPC1L1 Nieman-Pick C1-like 1 activated ChIP [54,235]
SCD1 Stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1 repressed ChIP-qPCR, ChIP-seq [49,51]
ELOVL3 Elongation of very long chain fatty acids-like 3 activated reporter assays, ChIP, EMSA [224]
ME1 Malic Enzyme 1 repressed reporter assays, ChIP [46]
ME2 Malic Enzyme 2 repressed reporter assays, ChIP [46]
PLTP Phospholipid Transfer Protein activated reporter assays, ChIP [54]
CEL Carboxy Ester Lipase activated reporter assays, ChIP, ChIP-seq [54,251]
CAV Caveolin activated reporter assays, EMSA [215]
DHRS3 Dehydrogenase reductase 3 activated reporter assays, EMSA, ChIP [47,48]
SIRT1 Sirtuin 1 activated/repressed reporter assays, EMSA, ChIP [191,192]
CYP19 Aromatase activated ChIP [213]
Sphingolipid metabolism
CERS6 Ceramide synthetase 6 activated reporter assays, EMSA [59]
ACER2 Alkaline ceramidase 2 activated reporter assays, ChIP-qPCR, ChIP-seq [54,61,251]
ABCA12 ATP binding cassette subfamily A member 12 activated ChIP [60]
nSMANE2 Neutral spingomyelinase activated reporter assays [54]
Amino-acid and ammonia metabolism
GLS2 Glutaminase 2 activated ChIP [20,21,84]
SLC7A3 Solute carrier family 7 member 3 activated ChIP [91]
PHGDH Phosphoglycerate Dehydrogenase repressed ChIP, EMSA [92]
P5CDH/ALDH4 P5C dehydrogenase/Aldehyde dehydrogenase 4 activated reporter assays, ChIP, EMSA [95]
PRODH/POX Proline Dehydrogenase/Proline Oxidase activated ChIP, ChIP-PET [97,98]
CPS1 Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase 1 repressed reporter assays, ChIP [102]
OTC Ornithine transcarbamoylase repressed reporter assays, ChIP [102]
ARG1 Arginase 1 repressed reporter assays, ChIP [102]
Mitochondrial Biogenesis, integrity and Respiration
SCO2 Synthesis of cytochrome c oxidase 2 activated [26]
TFAM Mitochondrial Transcription Factor A activated reporter assays, ChIP, [27]
PGC1α Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma, coactivator 1 alpha repressed ChIP [195]
AIF Apoptosis inducing factor activated ChIP [28]
PC Pyruvate carobxylase repressed reporter assays, ChIP [230]
PARK2 Parkin activated reporter assays, ChIP [40]
MIEAP Mitochondria-eating protein activated reporter assays, ChIP [41]
Iron Metabolism and Ferroptosis
Iron Metabolism
ISCU Iron-sulfur cluster assembly enzyme activated reporter assays, ChIP [66]
FDXR Ferredoxin reductase activated reporter assays, ChIP, ChIP-seq [67,68,76,251]
HAMP Hepcidin activated reporter assays, EMSA, ChIP [65]
FXN Frataxin activated reporter assays, EMSA, ChIP [69]
Ferroptosis
SLC7A11 Solute carrier family 7 member 11 repressed ChIP-qPCR, EMSA [79,84]
SAT1 Spermidine/spermine N1-acetyltransferase 1 activated ChIP-qPCR [83]
Redox
SESN1 Sestrin 1 activated reporter assays, EMSA, ChIP, ChIP-seq [116,251]
SESN2 Sestrin 2 activated ChIP-seq [39,117,251]
ALDH4 Aldehyde dehydrogenase 4 activated reporter assays, EMSA, ChIP [95]
GPX1 Glutathione Peroxidase 1 activated reporter assays, EMSA [113,252]
SOD2 Manganese dependent superoxide dismutase activated/repressed reporter assays, ChIP [113,125]
CATALASE Catalase activated ChIP [115]
NCF2/p67phox Neutrophilic cytosolic factor 2 activated reporter assays, ChIP [124]
DDIT4/REDD1 DNA Damage inducible transcript 4 activated reporter assays [156]
NOS3 Nitric Oxide Synthase 3 activated reporter assays, EMSA, ChIP [203]
TP53INP1 Tumor Protein 53-Induced Nuclear Protein 1 activated reporter assays, EMSA, ChIP, ChIP-seq, [120,121,251]
SLC2A9/GLUT9 Solute carrier family 2 member 9 activated reporter assays, ChIP [123]
Creatine Biosynthesis
GAMT Guanidinoacetate methyltransferase activated reporter assays, EMSA, ChIP [55,96]
Autophagy
ATG2B Autophagy related 2B activated ChIP-seq [39]
ATG4A Autophagy related 4A activated ChIP-seq [39]
ATG4C Autophagy related 4C activated ChIP-seq [39]
ATG7 Autophagy related 7 activated ChIP-seq [39]
ATG10 Autophagy related 10 activated ChIP-seq [39]
ULK1 Unc-51 like kinase 1 activated ChIP-seq, EMSA, reporter assays [39,139]
ULK2 Unc-51 like kinase 2 activated ChIP-seq, EMSA, reporter assays [39,139]
UVRAG UV radiation resistance associated gene activated ChIP-seq [39]
VMP1/TMEM49 Vacuole membrane protein 1 activated ChIP-seq [39]
DAPK1 Death Associated Protein Kinase 1 activated ChIP, EMSA [141]
AEN/ISG20L1 Apoptosis enhancing nuclease activated ChIP [138]
DRAM1 DNA damage regulated autophagy modulator 1 activated reporter assays, ChIP, ChIP-seq [140,251]
EI24 Etoposide-induced 2.4 kb transcript activated ChIP-seq [251,253]
AMPK, AKT and mTOR signaling
AMPKβ1 AMP-activated kinase beta 1 subunit activated reporter assays, ChIP [152]
TSC2 TSC Complex subunit 2 activated reporter assays, ChIP [152]
PTEN Phosphatase and tensin homolog activated reporter assays, EMSA [157]
IGFBP3 IGF-Binding protein 3 activated reporter assays, EMSA [158]
PHLDA3 Pleckstrin homology-like domain, Family A, member 3 activated reporter assays, ChIP, ChIP-seq [159]