The application belongs to the technical field of biological
medicine, and particularly relates to a tumor acidity response functional polypeptide capable of targeting and activating p53 and application thereof. The
amino acid sequence of the polypeptide is shown as SEQ ID NO. 1. The application first designs and expresses the tumor acidity response functional polypeptide Trx-AAN-pHLIP-NLS-PMI (TApNP) capable of targeting and activating the tumor
suppressor protein p53, and comprehensively evaluates the physical and chemical characteristics,
intracellular internalization, nuclear uptake and anti-tumor activity of the polypeptide. The results show that in a weak acid environment, the TApNP can deliver PMI into cells and guide it to the
cell nucleus, and effectively inhibit the proliferation of
tumor cells.