The role of MDM2 amplification and overexpression in therapeutic resistance of malignant tumors

Abstract The MDM2 protein encoded by the mouse double minute 2 (MDM2) gene is the primary negative regulatory factor of the p53 protein. MDM2 can ligate the p53 protein via its E3 ubiquitin ligase, and the ubiquitinated p53 can be transferred to the cytoplasm and degraded by proteasomes. Therefore,...

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Main Authors: Helei Hou, Dantong Sun, Xiaochun Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:Cancer Cell International
Subjects:
p53
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12935-019-0937-4