p73-Binding Partners and Their Functional Significance

p73 is one of the tumor-suppressor p53 family of nuclear transcription factor. As expected from the structural similarity between p53 and p73, p73 has a tumor-suppressive function. However, p73 was rarely mutated in human primary tumors. Under normal physiological conditions, p73 is kept at an extre...

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Published inInternational Journal of Proteomics Vol. 2010; pp. 13 - 24
Main Authors Ozaki, Toshinori, Kubo, Natsumi, Nakagawara, Akira
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Egypt Hindawi Limiteds 01.01.2010
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
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Summary:p73 is one of the tumor-suppressor p53 family of nuclear transcription factor. As expected from the structural similarity between p53 and p73, p73 has a tumor-suppressive function. However, p73 was rarely mutated in human primary tumors. Under normal physiological conditions, p73 is kept at an extremely low level to allow cells normal growth. In response to a certain subset of DNA damages, p73 is induced dramatically and transactivates an overlapping set of p53-target genes implicated in the promotion of cell cycle arrest and/or apoptotic cell death. Cells undergo cell cycle arrest and/or apoptotic cell death depending on the type and strength of DNA damages. p73 is regulated largely through the posttranslational modifications such as phosphorylation and acetylation. These chemical modifications are tightly linked to direct protein-protein interactions. In the present paper, the authors describe the functional significance of the protein-protein interactions in the regulation of proapoptotic p73.
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Academic Editor: Jen-Fu Chiu
ISSN:2090-2166
2090-2174
DOI:10.1155/2010/283863