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#1 p53 is the most important tumor suppressor protein in thecell, protecting us every day from damaged or mutated cells thatcould become cancerous. One way that it does this is by suppressingthe expression of the gene for beta-catenin.
A.) How does p53âs suppression of beta-catenin help protectagainst cancer? (be detailed in your reasoning)
B.) Would you expect that beta-catenin is a proto-oncogene, atumor suppressor, or neither? Why?
#1 p53 is the most important tumor suppressor protein in thecell, protecting us every day from damaged or mutated cells thatcould become cancerous. One way that it does this is by suppressingthe expression of the gene for beta-catenin.
A.) How does p53âs suppression of beta-catenin help protectagainst cancer? (be detailed in your reasoning)
B.) Would you expect that beta-catenin is a proto-oncogene, atumor suppressor, or neither? Why?
Deanna HettingerLv2
28 Sep 2019
