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ReviewJournal of molecular cell biology2019

Understanding p53 functions through p53 antibodies.

Kanaga Sabapathy, David P Lane

Erratum issuedOpen access · goldAbstract readReview
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Review in Journal of molecular cell biology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 67 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
67citing papers in PubMed
4.6field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

67 citing papers in PubMed, 134 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. A Tailored Phospho-p53 Library Probes Antibody Specificity and Recognition Limitations.Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology · 2025
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  11. A Novel Mechanism of the p53 Isoform Δ40p53α in Regulating Collagen III Expression in TGFβ1-Induced LX-2 Human Hepatic Stellate Cells.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2025
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  12. CENPF as a prognostic marker of glioma: unraveling the molecular mechanisms.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2025
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  15. The Elephant and the Spandrel.Evolution, medicine, and public health · 2025
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7 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kanaga SabapathyLaboratory of Molecular Carcinogenesis, Division of Cellular & Molecular Research, Humphrey Oei Institute of Cancer Research, National Cancer Centre Singapore, 11 Hospital Drive, Singapore, Singapore.
David P Lanep53 Laboratory (p53Lab), Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, Singapore.
Agency for Science, Technology and Research · SGNational University of Singapore · SG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

TP53 is the most frequently mutated gene across all cancer types. Our understanding of its functions has evolved since its discovery four decades ago. Initially thought to be an oncogene, it was later realized to be a critical tumour suppressor. A significant amount of our knowledge about p53 functions have come from the use of antibodies against its various forms. The early anti-p53 antibodies contributed to the recognition of p53 accumulation as a common feature of cancer cells and to our understanding of p53 DNA-binding and transcription activities. They led to the concept that conformational changes can facilitate p53's activity as a growth inhibitory protein. The ensuing p53 conformational-specific antibodies further underlined p53's conformational flexibility, collectively forming the basis for current efforts to generate therapeutic molecules capable of altering the conformation of mutant p53. A subsequent barrage of antibodies against post-translational modifications on p53 has clarified p53's roles further, especially with respect to the mechanistic details and context-dependence of its activity. More recently, the generation of p53 mutation-specific antibodies have highlighted the possibility to go beyond the general framework of our comprehension of mutant p53-and promises to provide insights into the specific properties of individual p53 mutants. This review summarizes our current knowledge of p53 functions derived through the major classes of anti-p53 antibodies, which could be a paradigm for understanding other molecular events in health and disease.

Indexed as

Antibodies, MonoclonalEpitopesHumansMutationNeoplasmsProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalTumor Suppressor Protein p53Antibodies, MonoclonalEpitopesTumor Suppressor Protein p53antibodiesconformationmutantp53post-translational modifications

Identifiers

PMID30907951
PMCPMC6487784
OpenAlexW2912187450

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