p53 gene

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1. A gene that is thought to play a role in regulating cell death or apoptosis, in suppressing tumors, in regulating the cell cycle, and in stopping the cell from dividing when the DNA is damaged.

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Example Sentences

These mutations, which prevent the p53 protein from forming a tetramer -- an assembly of four p53 proteins -- had been studied before, using a technique that involves inserting artificial copies of a mutated p53 gene into a cell.

From Science Daily

In around 30 percent of all cases of breast cancer, the cancer cells show mutations or losses in the p53 gene.

From Science Daily

Another obvious example would be the p53 gene, which is very strongly associated with cancer suppression.

From Scientific American

It's possible that multiple copies of the p53 gene evolved to protect elephant sperm from hot temperatures.

From Scientific American

Other large animals don't have multiple copies of the p53 gene.

From Scientific American