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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Kathleen Pishas
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-48296 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Cancer research 20131213 3
Nutlin-3a is a small-molecule antagonist of p53/MDM2 that is being explored as a treatment for sarcoma. In this study, we examined the molecular mechanisms underlying the sensitivity of sarcomas to Nutlin-3a. In an ex vivo tissue explant system, we found that TP53 pathway alterations (TP53 status, MDM2/MDM4 genomic amplification/mRNA overexpression, MDM2 SNP309, and TP53 SNP72) did not confer apoptotic or cytostatic responses in sarcoma tissue biopsies (n = 24). Unexpectedly, MDM2 status did not ...[more]