Removing All Obstacles: A Critical Role for p53 in Promoting Tissue Renewal

    April 2010 in “ Cell Cycle ”
    David W. Schoppy, Yaroslava Ruzankina, Eric J. Brown
    Studysummary This review discusses how the p53 tumor suppressor gene helps maintain adult tissue homeostasis by promoting the removal of DNA-damaged cells, with implications for treating age-related diseases and p53-deficient cancers; it reports no new results.
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