Creation and preliminary characterization of a Tp53 knockout rat

SUMMARY The tumor suppressor TP53 plays a crucial role in cancer biology, and the TP53 gene is the most mutated gene in human cancer. Trp53 knockout mouse models have been widely used in cancer etiology studies and in search for a cure of cancer with some limitations that other model organisms might...

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Main Authors: Aaron McCoy, Cynthia L. Besch-Williford, Craig L. Franklin, Edward J. Weinstein, Xiaoxia Cui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Company of Biologists 2013-01-01
Series:Disease Models & Mechanisms
Online Access:http://dmm.biologists.org/content/6/1/269