The P-53 gene - Biology Forum

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123Herpatology 19 years ago

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- November 6, 2005 at 5:54 am #2386
  123Herpatology
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  The p-53 gene (or guardian angel gene) controls proliferating cancer cells from getting too large. Is this correct, i know it has something to do with controlling cancerous cells. Does anyone know how it does this? And does the P-53 gene help with all types of cancer, or is there a selection of cancer types that it focuses on.
- November 6, 2005 at 9:46 am #32121
  Dr.Stein
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  Well check THIS out, this is a nice article of p53 gene, maybe your question will be answered 🙂
- November 6, 2005 at 5:27 pm #32143
  MrMistery
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  Nice to see you again Dr. Stein
- November 6, 2005 at 9:10 pm #32153
  sdekivit
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  check ‘molecular biology of the cell’ by alberts et al. 😀
- November 8, 2005 at 10:06 pm #32357
  tursiops
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  when a DNA damage occours, some signals from ATM go towards p53 that inhibits or induces other proteins/enzimes to arrest cell cycle and permits DNA repair or, if the damage is big, p53 induces apoptosis.
  Non-functional p53s are one of the reason of cancer.
  I hope that these lecture are helpful for you:
  p53 pathway and p53
- November 9, 2005 at 4:52 am #32392
  123Herpatology
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  Thanks for all the links, tons of info and good cites for my bibliography!
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