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Nature Chemistry (8 May 2009) | doi:10.1038/nchem.243

Computational chemistry: Binding better

Gavin Armstrong

Protein 53 (p53) suppresses tumours within human cells and is negatively regulated by, among other things, the proteins hDM2 and hDMX. Some cancers can over-express these regulating proteins, resulting in uncontrolled cell proliferation.