Mutant p53 melanoma cell lines respond differently to CP‐31398‐induced apoptosis

CK Ho, G Li - British Journal of Dermatology, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Background p53, a commonly mutated gene in human cancers, participates in cell cycle
arrest, DNA repair and apoptosis. A small pharmacological compound, CP‐31398, was …

[HTML][HTML] CP-31398 restores mutant p53 tumor suppressor function and inhibits UVB-induced skin carcinogenesis in mice

X Tang, Y Zhu, L Han, AL Kim… - The Journal of …, 2007 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Mutations in the tumor suppressor p53 are detectable in over 50% of all human
malignancies. Mutant p53 protein is incapable of transactivating its downstream target …

[HTML][HTML] An inducible mouse model for skin cancer reveals distinct roles for gain- and loss-of-function p53 mutations

C Caulin, T Nguyen, GA Lang… - The Journal of …, 2007 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Mutations in ras and p53 are the most prevalent mutations found in human nonmelanoma
skin cancers. Although some p53 mutations cause a loss of function, most result in …

[HTML][HTML] p53-Dependent Apoptosis in Melanoma Cells After Treatment with Camptothecin 1

G Li, JA Bush, VC Ho - Journal of investigative dermatology, 2000 - Elsevier
Cutaneous malignant melanoma is a life-threatening cancer with poor prognosis due to a
high metastasis potential. The main obstacle in treatment of metastatic melanoma is the …

[HTML][HTML] Updates on p53: modulation of p53 degradation as a therapeutic approach

A Dey, CS Verma, DP Lane - British journal of cancer, 2008 - nature.com
The p53 pathway is aberrant in most human tumours with over 50% expressing mutant p53
proteins. The pathway is critically controlled by protein degradation. Here, we discuss the …

[HTML][HTML] CP-31398 restores DNA-binding activity to mutant p53 in vitro but does not affect p53 homologs p63 and p73

MJ Demma, S Wong, E Maxwell… - Journal of Biological …, 2004 - ASBMB
The p53 protein plays a major role in the maintenance of genome stability in mammalian
cells. Mutations of p53 occur in over 50% of all cancers and are indicative of highly …

Small molecules that reactivate mutant p53

VJN Bykov, G Selivanova, KG Wiman - European Journal of Cancer, 2003 - Elsevier
Around half of all human tumours carry mutant p53. This allows escape from p53-induced
cell cycle arrest and apoptosis. Many tumours express mutant p53 proteins at elevated …

Aberrant expression of p53 tumour‐suppressor protein in non‐melanoma skin cancer

JM McGregor, CCW Yu, EA Dublin… - British Journal of …, 1992 - Wiley Online Library
Expression of the cellular p53 tumour‐suppressor protein was examined in 78 epidermal
tumours, including basal and squamous cell carcinomas, keratoacanthomas, solar …

Pharmacological activation of p53 in cancer cells

M Athar, CA Elmets… - Current pharmaceutical …, 2011 - ingentaconnect.com
Tumor suppressor p53 is a transcription factor that regulates a large number of genes and
guards against genomic instability. Under multiple cellular stress conditions, p53 functions to …

Pharmacological reactivation of mutant p53: from protein structure to the cancer patient

KG Wiman - Oncogene, 2010 - nature.com
The p53 tumor suppressor pathway blocks tumor development by triggering apoptosis or
cellular senescence in response to oncogenic stress. A large fraction of human tumors carry …