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ReviewCell death and differentiation2018

Relevance of the p53-MDM2 axis to aging.

Danyi Wu, Carol Prives

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Review in Cell death and differentiation, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 130 papers.

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130citing papers in PubMed
7.3field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

130 citing papers in PubMed, 208 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Danyi WuDepartment of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA.
Carol PrivesDepartment of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA.
Columbia University · US

Funding

Regulation of the p53 tumor suppressor proteinR01CA058316 · NCI · COLUMBIA UNIV NEW YORK MORNINGSIDE · PI PRIVES, CAROL · 1993 to 2017
$5.3M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA058316
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In response to varying stress signals, the p53 tumor suppressor is able to promote repair, survival, or elimination of damaged cells - processes that have great relevance to organismal aging. Although the link between p53 and cancer is well established, the contribution of p53 to the aging process is less clear. Delineating how p53 regulates distinct aging hallmarks such as cellular senescence, genomic instability, mitochondrial dysfunction, and altered metabolic pathways will be critical. Mouse models have further revealed the centrality and complexity of the p53 network in aging processes. While naturally aged mice have linked longevity with declining p53 function, some accelerated aging mice present with chronic p53 activation, whose phenotypes can be rescued upon p53 deficiency. Further, direct modulation of the p53-MDM2 axis has correlated elevated p53 activity with either early aging or with delayed-onset aging. We speculate that p53-mediated aging phenotypes in these mice must have (1) stably active p53 due to MDM2 dysregulation or chronic stress or (2) shifted p53 outcomes. Pinpointing which p53 stressors, modifications, and outcomes drive aging processes will provide further insights into our understanding of the human aging process and could have implications for both cancer and aging therapeutics.

Indexed as

AgingAging, PrematureAnimalsHumansLongevityMiceNeoplasmsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mdm2Tumor Suppressor Protein p53MDM2 protein, humanMdm2 protein, mouseProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mdm2TP53 protein, humanTumor Suppressor Protein p53

Identifiers

PMID29192902
PMCPMC5729541
OpenAlexW2774396895

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