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Restoring p53 active conformation by zinc increases the response of mutant p53 tumor cells to anticancer drugs.
Cell cycle (Georgetown, Tex.) - 15 May 2011
Puca Rosa, Nardinocchi Lavinia, Porru Manuela, Simon Amos J, Rechavi Gideon, Leonetti Carlo, Givol David, D'Orazi Gabriella
Abstract excerpt
Absence of p53 expression or expression of mutant p53 (mtp53) are common in human cancers and are associated with increased cancer resistance to chemo- and radiotherapy. Therefore, significant efforts towards pharmaceutical reactivation of defective p53 pathways are underway. We previously report...
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