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p53 partners with RNA in the DNA damage response

Stabilization of p53 protein is a key step in the cellular response to DNA damage. A new study describes a long noncoding RNA, DINO, transcribed from the CDKN1A promoter region that induces stabilization of p53 protein and promotes efficient activation of p53 target genes in response to DNA damage.

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Figure 1: Model of DINO function.

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Huarte, M. p53 partners with RNA in the DNA damage response. Nat Genet 48, 1298–1299 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.3702

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