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Tumor suppressor activity of AP2alpha mediated through a direct interaction with p53.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 22 Nov 2002
McPherson Lisa A, Loktev Alexander V, Weigel Ronald J
Abstract excerpt
The AP2 transcription factor family is a set of developmentally regulated, retinoic acid inducible genes composed of four related factors, AP2alpha, AP2beta, AP2gamma, and AP2delta. AP2 factors orchestrate a variety of cell processes including apoptosis, cell growth, and tissue differentiation during embryogenesis. In studies of primary malignancies, AP2alpha has been shown to function as a tumor suppressor in...
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