Browsing by Author "D'Brot, Alejandro"
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Generation of a Novel D. melanogaster Platform to Elucidate Oncogenic Activity of Common Human p53 Missense Mutants
Jakubowski, Brandon (2014-02-04)The tumor suppressor p53 prevents uncontrolled cell growth by three separate mechanisms: inducing apoptosis, initiating cell-cycle arrest, and activating DNA repair mechanisms in response to cell damage. Due to its central ... -
Of Apoptosomes and Oncogenes: Repurposing a Death Machine & Deconstructing the Action of P53 Mutations
D'Brot, Alejandro (2014-04-14)It is now well appreciated that the apoptosome, which governs caspase-dependent cell death, also drives nonapoptotic caspase activation to remodel cells. However, determinants that specify whether the apoptosome acts to ...