Transcriptional Regulation of thep53Tumor Suppressor Gene in S-Phase of the Cell-Cycle and the Cellular Response to DNA Damage
2012 ◽
Vol 2012
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pp. 1-5
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S Phase
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Thep53tumor suppressor induces the transcription of genes that negatively regulate progression of the cell cycle in response to DNA damage or other cellular stressors and thus participates in maintaining genome stability. Numerous studies have demonstrated thatp53transcription is activated before or during early S-phase in cells progressing from G0/G1into S-phase through the combined action of two DNA-binding factors RBP-Jκand C/EBPβ-2. Here, we review evidence that this induction occurs to provide availablep53mRNA in order to prepare the cell for DNA damage in S-phase, this ensuring a rapid response to DNA damage before exiting this stage of the cell cycle.
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