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SUBMITTER: Fiorini A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3507874 | biostudies-literature | 2012
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Fiorini Ada A Sultana Rukhsana R Barone Eugenio E Cenini Giovanna G Perluigi Marzia M Mancuso Cesare C Cai Jian J Klein Jon B JB St Clair Daret D Butterfield D Allan DA
PloS one 20121127 11
The tumor suppressor protein p53 has been described "as the guardian of the genome" for its crucial role in regulating the transcription of numerous genes responsible for cells cycle arrest, senescence, or apoptosis in response to various stress signals. Although p53 promotes longevity by decreasing the risk of cancer through activation of apoptosis or cellular senescence, several findings suggest that an increase of its activity may have deleterious effects leading to selected aspects of the ag ...[more]