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Suppression of glucosylceramide synthase restores p53-dependent apoptosis in mutant p53 cancer cells.
Cancer research - 15 Mar 2011
Liu Yong-Yu, Patwardhan Gauri A, Bhinge Kaustubh, Gupta Vineet, Gu Xin, Jazwinski S Michal
Abstract excerpt
Tumor suppressor p53 plays an essential role in protecting cells from malignant transformation by inducing cell-cycle arrest and apoptosis. Mutant p53 that is detected in more than 50% of cases of cancers loses its role in suppression of tumors but gains in oncogenic function. Strategies to convert mutant p53 into wild-type p53 have been suggested for cancer prevention and treatment, but they face a variety of...
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