P53


Meaning of P53 in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌpē-ˌfif-tē-ˈthrē ]

noun

Etymology: from p53, the protein made by the gene, from p rotein + 53, the gene's molecular weight

Date: 1990

: a tumor suppressor gene that in an inactivated form tends to be associated with a high risk of certain cancers

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