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p21Cip1 nullizygosity increases tumor metastasis in irradiated mice.
Cancer research - 15 Jun 2003
Jackson Rosalind J, Engelman Robert W, Coppola Domenico, Cantor Alan B, Wharton Walker, Pledger W Jack
Abstract excerpt
p21(Cip1) is a cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor whose abundance increases in cells exposed to radiation or other DNA-damaging agents. Such increases activate a G1 checkpoint, which allows time for DNA repair before S phase entry. By inhibiting cell cycle progression, p21(Cip1) potentially suppre...
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