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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Cooks T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3657134 | biostudies-literature | 2013 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cancer cell 20130501 5
The tumor suppressor p53 is frequently mutated in human cancer. Common mutant p53 (mutp53) isoforms can actively promote cancer through gain-of-function (GOF) mechanisms. We report that mutp53 prolongs TNF-α-induced NF-κB activation in cultured cells and intestinal organoid cultures. Remarkably, when exposed to dextran sulfate sodium, mice harboring a germline p53 mutation develop severe chronic inflammation and persistent tissue damage, and are highly prone to inflammation-associated colon canc ...[more]