p53 protein aggregation promotes platinum resistance in ovarian cancer
Yang-Hartwich Y, Soteras MG, Lin ZP, Holmberg J, Sumi N, Craveiro V, Liang M, Romanoff E, Bingham J, Garofalo F, Alvero A, Mor G. p53 protein aggregation promotes platinum resistance in ovarian cancer. Oncogene 2014, 34: 3605-3616. PMID: 25263447, DOI: 10.1038/onc.2014.296.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPro-apoptotic functionP53 aggregationProtein aggregationP53 aggregatesNormal transcriptional activationTwo-dimensional gel electrophoresisCancer cellsCancer cell survivalKey transcriptional factorGenetic mutationsHigh-grade serous ovarian carcinomaP53 inactivationP53 proteinStem cell propertiesCancer stem cell propertiesCellular homeostasisTranscriptional activationCancer stem cellsTranscriptional factorsTumor-initiating capacityP53 turnoverCell survivalHGSOC cellsStem cellsPotential therapeutic target