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p53 mutations associated with increased sensitivity to ionizing radiation in human head and neck cancer cell lines.
Cell proliferation - 1 May 1996
Servomaa K, Kiuru A, Grénman R, Pekkola-Heino K, Pulkkinen J O, Rytömaa T
Abstract excerpt
The p53 tumour suppressor gene is activated following cellular exposure to DNA-damaging agents. The functions of wild-type p53 protein include transient blocking of cell cycle progression, direct or indirect stimulation of DNA repair machinery and triggering of apoptosis if DNA repair fails. Therefore, the status of p53 protein may be critically associated with tumour cell radiosensitivity. In the present study...
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