p53 Protocols (Hardcover, 2003 ed.)

Since the discovery of p53 as a tumor suppressor, numerous methods have evolved to reveal the unique structural features and biochemical functions of this protein. Several unique properties of p53 posed a challenge to understa- ing its normal function in the initial phase of its research. The low levels of p53 in normal cells, its stabilization under situations of genotoxic stress, induction of growth arrest, and apoptosis with stabilization of the protein, obstructed the visibility of its normal, unmutated function. The property of p53 that can sense a promoter and transactivate or inhibit is still not well understood. It is still not known whether it is the absence of the protein that causes tumorigenesis, or if its mutants have a dominant role in inducing cancer. p53 Protocols comprises eighteen chapters for the study of the diverse properties of p53 and related proteins. The methods included are invaluable for delineating the function of other proteins that may function as tumor suppr- sors or growth suppressors. The chapters are not presented in any schematic order, for the importance and diversity of the functions of p53 make it imp- sible to organize them suitably. We have made a sincere effort to collect the methods most useful to those investigators working on tumor suppressors or growth suppressors. The purpose of p53 Protocols is not only to provide investigators with methods to analyze similar biochemical functions, but also to familiarize them with the associated problems that arose during the course of investigations.

General

Imprint:	HumanaPress
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Methods in Molecular Biology, 234
Release date:	June 2003
First published:	2003
Editors:	Sumitra Deb • Swati Palit Deb
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	280
Edition:	2003 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-58829-106-6
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Biochemistry > General
LSN:	1-58829-106-5
Barcode:	9781588291066

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