p53 is a common denominator among human cancers. How was it discovered? What are the persistent questions about its function? Aa Aa Aa It seems nearly impossible for a normal cell to become a ...
Loss of normal p53 function has been associated with resistance to both chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Introduction of wild-type (wt) p53 by means of adenoviral vectors has been shown to inhibit ...
Frontier Medicines Corp. has announced the selection of FMC-220, a first-in-class covalent small-molecule activator of p53 Y220C designed to address potency and tolerability challenges of noncovalent ...
However, p53 can mutate and is then no longer able to entirely fulfill its actual function: Cell growth is no longer delayed, there is no time for repairs and cell death is not initiated.