Publication Date:
1992-05-08
Description:
Mutant forms of the gene encoding the tumor suppressor p53 are found in numerous human malignancies, but the physiologic function of p53 and the effects of mutations on this function are unknown. The p53 protein binds DNA in a sequence-specific manner and thus may regulate gene transcription. Cotransfection experiments showed that wild-type p53 activated the expression of genes adjacent to a p53 DNA binding site. The level of activation correlated with DNA binding in vitro. Oncogenic forms of p53 lost this activity. Moreover, all mutants inhibited the activity of coexpressed wild-type p53, providing a basis for the selection of such mutants during tumorigenesis.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Kern, S E -- Pietenpol, J A -- Thiagalingam, S -- Seymour, A -- Kinzler, K W -- Vogelstein, B -- CA06973/CA/NCI NIH HHS/ -- CA09243/CA/NCI NIH HHS/ -- CA35494/CA/NCI NIH HHS/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1992 May 8;256(5058):827-30.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21231.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1589764" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
Keywords:
Base Sequence
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Cell Line
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Chloramphenicol O-Acetyltransferase/genetics/metabolism
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DNA-Binding Proteins/*genetics/*metabolism
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Exons
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*Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
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*Genes, p53
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Genetic Vectors
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Humans
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Oligodeoxyribonucleotides
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Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods
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Recombinant Fusion Proteins/metabolism
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Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genetics/growth & development
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*Transcription, Genetic
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Transfection
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Tumor Suppressor Protein p53/*genetics/*metabolism
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beta-Galactosidase/genetics/metabolism
Print ISSN:
0036-8075
Electronic ISSN:
1095-9203
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Computer Science
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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