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The first 30 years of p53: growing ever more complex.

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Levine, Arnold J., Oren, Moshe·2009·Nature Reviews Cancer

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Thirty years ago p53 was discovered as a cellular partner of simian virus 40 large T-antigen, the oncoprotein of this tumour virus. The first decade of p53 research saw the cloning of p53 DNA and the realization that p53 is not an oncogene but a tumour suppressor that is very frequently mutated in human cancer. In the second decade of research, the function of p53 was uncovered: it is a transcription factor induced by stress, which can promote cell cycle arrest, apoptosis and senescence. In the third decade after its discovery new functions of this protein were revealed, including the regulation of metabolic pathways and cytokines that are required for embryo implantation. The fourth decade of research may see new p53-based drugs to treat cancer. What is next is anybody's guess.

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Authors
Levine, A. J., & Oren, M.
Affiliations
  • Institute for Advanced Study (US)
  • Weizmann Institute of Science (IL)
Venue
Nature Reviews Cancer
Published
2009-10
Volume
9
Issue
10
Pages
749-758
ISSN
  • 1474-175X (ISSN-L)
  • 1474-1768
OpenAlex
W1966163762
Cited by
1,967
References
169
Citations by year
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FWCI
9.34
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Nature reviews. Cancer (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Cancer Institute (P01CA087497, R37 CA40099, R37CA040099, P01CA87497.)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer-related Molecular Pathways
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Cell death mechanisms and regulation
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer
Keywords
p53, TP53, tumour suppressor, SV40 large T antigen, transcription factors, cell cycle arrest, apoptosis, cellular senescence, metabolic regulation, cytokine regulation, embryo implantation
MeSH terms
Animals, Humans, Neoplasms, Genes, p53, Tumor Suppressor Protein p53, History, 20th Century, History, 21st Century

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