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Cancer cell survival is not 'miR-ly' dependent on p53

2011-01-11
(Press-News.org) TITLE:
A microRNA-dependent program controls p53-independent survival and chemosensitivity in human and murine squamous cell carcinoma

AUTHOR CONTACT:
Leif Ellisen
Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, MA, USA
Phone: (617)726-4315; Fax: (617)726-8623; E-mail: ellisen@helix.mgh.harvard.edu

View this article at: http://www.jci.org/articles/view/43897?key=34ca4a64f929de6d5fea

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EDITOR'S PICK Cancer cell survival is not miR-ly dependent on p53 Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is a common type of skin cancer and remains one of the most resistant to available chemotherapies. Many cancer therapeutic strategies are directed at restoring the function of the tumor suppressor gene p53, because when active, cells are more sensitive to the DNA damage induced by chemotherapy. Other proteins related to p53, including p63 and p73, have also been implicated in cancer and cell sensitivity to chemotherapy. Both p63 and p73 are overexpressed in SCC, and are thought ...

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