title: p53, p63 and p73--solos, alliances and feuds among family members.
abstract: p53 controls crucial stress responses that play a major role in preventing malignant transformation. Hence, inactivation of p53 is the single most common genetic defect in human cancer. With the recent discovery of two close structural homologs, p63 en p73, we are getting a broader view of a fascinating gene family that links developmental biology with tumor biology. While unique roles are apparent for each of these genes, intimate biochemical cross-talk among family members suggests a functional network that might influence many different aspects of individual gene action. The most interesting part of this family network derives from the fact that the p63 and p73 genes are based on the "two-genes-in-one" idea, encoding both agonist and antagonist in the same open reading frame. In this review, we attempt to present an overview of the current status of this fast moving field.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA. umoll@notes.cc.sunysb.edu
authors.forename: U M
authors.initials: UM
authors.lastname: Moll
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Erster
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zaika
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002455:Cell Division; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D016147:Genes, Tumor Suppressor; D006128:Growth; D006801:Humans; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D009857:Oncogenes; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D010750:Phosphoproteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D015398:Signal Transduction; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D014157:Transcription Factors; D000072160:Tumor Protein p73; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins
chemical_list: C081876:CKAP4 protein, human; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D010750:Phosphoproteins; C115051:TP63 protein, human; C000606460:TP73 protein, human; D015534:Trans-Activators; D014157:Transcription Factors; D000072160:Tumor Protein p73; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins