A tumor suppressor gene known as p53 is mutated in more than half of all cancers, but how it acts to prevent cancer formation is largely unknown. A study by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers sheds light on this phenomenon by showing what happens when p53 becomes disabled, revealing the ...
Source: [Phys.org](https://phys.org/news/2026-10-chain-reaction-tumor-suppression-gene.html)