Tumor suppression by p53: fall of the triumvirate?

Hock, Andreas K; Vousden, Karen H · Cell · 2012

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

p53 is a key tumor suppressor protein that has numerous functions. Its primary mode of action has generally been ascribed to the induction of cell-cycle arrest, apoptosis, or senescence upon stress. Li et al. challenge this dogma with evidence that all three of these programs are dispensable for p53's tumor suppressive role.