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Nature Cell Biology 2, E100–E102 (1 June 2000) | doi:10.1038/35014093

Drosophila p53: meeting the Grim Reaper

Hermann Steller

The recent discovery of a Drosophila orthologue of the p53 tumour suppressor promises new insights into the complex function, regulation and evolution of one of the most intensely studied human disease proteins.