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Phase separation of p53 induced by its unstructured basic region and prevented by oncogenic mutations in tetramerization domain.
International journal of biological macromolecules - 1 Dec 2022
Chen Chen, Fu Gaohong, Guo Quanqiang, Xue Song, Luo Shi-Zhong
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Liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) drives the formation of extensive membrane-less compartments to regulate various cellular biological activities both physiologically and pathologically. It has been widely accepted that LLPS is closely related to amyloid diseases and increasing reports have linked this phenomenon to cancers. Mutations of tumor suppressor protein p53 exist in more than half of malignant...
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