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Tumor suppressor p53: regulation and function
1 Jan 2000
Abstract excerpt
The p53 protein is a transcription factor involved in maintaining genomic integrity by controlling cell cycle progression and cell survival. Mutations in p53 are the most frequently seen genetic alterations in human cancer. The function of p53 is critical to the way many cancer treatments kill cells because radiotherapy and chemotherapy act in part by triggering programmed cell death in response to DNA damage....
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