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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles p53 (also known as protein 53 or tumor protein 53), is a tumor suppressor protein that in humans is encoded by the TP53 gene. p53 is crucial in… Plus…

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles p53 (also known as protein 53 or tumor protein 53), is a tumor suppressor protein that in humans is encoded by the TP53 gene. p53 is crucial in multicellular organisms, where it regulates the cell cycle and, thus, functions as a tumor suppressor that is involved in preventing cancer. As such, p53 has been described as "the guardian of the genome," the "guardian angel gene," and the "master watchman," referring to its role in conserving stability by preventing genome mutation. P53<