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Nature Cell Biology 10, 1098–1105 (1 September 2008) | doi:10.1038/ncb1770

p53 mRNA controls p53 activity by managing Mdm2 functions

Marco M. Candeias , Laurence Malbert-Colas , Darren J. Powell , Chrysoula Daskalogianni , Magda M. Maslon , Nadia Naski , Karima Bourougaa , Fabien Calvo & Robin F|[aring]|hraeus

The E3 ubiquitin ligase Mdm2 is a focal regulator of p53 tumour suppressor activity. It binds p53, promoting its polyubiquitination and degradation, and also controls p53 synthesis.