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SUBMITTER: Chen D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4226670 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chen Dongshi D Ming Lihua L Zou Fangdong F Peng Ye Y Van Houten Bennett B Yu Jian J Zhang Lin L
Oncotarget 20140901 18
p53 plays a key role in regulating DNA damage response by suppressing cell cycle progression or inducing apoptosis depending on extent of DNA damage. However, it is not clear why mild genotoxic stress favors growth arrest, whereas excessive lesions signal cells to die. Here we showed that TAp73, a p53 homologue thought to have a similar function as p53, restrains the transcriptional activity of p53 and prevents excessive activation of its downstream targets upon low levels of DNA damage, which r ...[more]