p53 is a crucial tumour suppressor, as evidenced by three important observations: p53 is lost or mutated in half of all human cancers, an inheritable p53 mutation predisposes to an early onset of multiple cancer types, and ...

The tumour suppressor gene p53 is the master sensor and regulator of the response to cell stress. Upon DNA damage, p53 can induce various outcomes including apoptosis, cell cycle arrest, senescence, and DNA repair in order ...