New mutations in TP53 gene drive resistance to p53-targeted cancer therapy

Mutations in the tumor suppressor TP53 are a common cause of cancer, making the altered protein an attractive target for therapeutics. Among them, the Y220C mutation is the ninth most frequent and it creates a small crevice in the mutant protein that is not present in the wild type conformation.

This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com

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