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ReviewJournal of internal medicine2025

The TP53 tumor suppressor gene: From molecular biology to clinical investigations.

Panagiotis Baliakas, Thierry Soussi

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Review in Journal of internal medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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

24 citing papers in PubMed.

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  14. Pro-ATO/Allicin Liposomes for Dual-Pathway Targeting of p53-Mutant Tumors.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  15. Unveiling the Genomic Landscape of Yan Goose (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Panagiotis BaliakasDepartment of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5634-7156
Thierry SoussiDepartment of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8184-3293

Funding

Cancéropole Île-de-France 2019-1-EMERG-22-INSERM 6-1Hadassah-FranceLion's Cancer Research Foundation, Uppsala
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Extensively studied over the past four decades, the TP53 gene has emerged as a pivotal watchman in cellular defense and a key factor in cancer biology. TP53 is the most frequently mutated gene in human malignancies, 50% of which carry alterations to it. Initially, the functions of p53 were thought to be restricted to cell-cycle arrest and apoptosis. With time, however, a growing number of functions have been discovered, illustrating p53's role as a master switch between any cellular stress and cellular or multicellular responses that contribute to its anti-tumor activity. Indeed, the peculiar landscape of TP53 mutations and its high heterogeneity are linked both to the structure of the protein and its ubiquitous function in regulating cellular homeostasis. Mutations in p53 are associated with poor response to therapy and shorter survival in most cancer types, and the diagnosis of p53 mutations is currently used to improve case management in some types of leukemia and lymphoma. Although TP53 has been defined as a tumor suppressor gene, overexpressed mutated p53 variants found in human tumors are defined as dominant oncogenes with a potential gain of function, which makes the gene a very attractive target for developing new cancer treatments. Beyond its role in cancer, our review also highlights TP53's significance in non-neoplastic conditions, such as bone marrow failure syndromes and certain developmental disorders, where chronic p53 activation plays a crucial role in cellular stress responses, demonstrating its broader biological importance.

Indexed as

Genes, p53Genes, Tumor SuppressorNeoplasmsTumor Suppressor Protein p53HumansMutationTumor Suppressor Protein p53cancerdevelopmental syndromepatient managementTP53tumor suppressor gene

Identifiers

PMID40524430
PMCPMC12239063

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