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Targeting the p53–MDM2 interaction to treat cancer
28 Sept 2004
Abstract excerpt
The tumour suppressor p53 is a transcription factor with powerful antitumour activity that is controlled by its negative regulator MDM2 (mouse double minute 2, also termed HDM2 in humans) through a feedback mechanism. MDM2, which is overproduced in many tumours, binds p53 and inhibits its function by modulating its transcriptional activity and stability. Activation of p53 in tumour cells by inhibiting its...
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