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A genetic variant of p53 restricts the mucous secretory phenotype by regulating SPDEF and Bcl-2 expression.
Nature communications - 27 Nov 2014
Chand Hitendra S, Montano Gilbert, Huang Xuesong, Randell Scott H, Mebratu Yohannes, Petersen Hans, Tesfaigzi Yohannes
Abstract excerpt
Despite implications for carcinogenesis and other chronic diseases, basic mechanisms of p53 and its variants in suppressing Bcl-2 levels are poorly understood. Bcl-2 sustains mucous cell metaplasia, whereas p53(-/-) mice display chronically increased mucous cells. Here we show that p53 decreases bcl-2 mRNA half-life by interacting with the 5' untranslated region (UTR). The p53-bcl-2 mRNA interaction is modified...
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