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Tuning disorder propensity in p53

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The dynamic interplay between p53 and Mdm2 triggers cell cycle arrest after DNA damage. A new study reveals that disorder in the transactivation domain of p53 is important for tuning this negative feedback system to ensure normal cellular signaling responses.

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Figure 1: The extent of disorder within p53TAD determines DNA damage-induced cell fate decisions.

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  1. Richard W. Kriwacki is at the Department of Structural Biology, and the Department of Microbiology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA, Immunology and Biochemistry, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.,

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