p53-Dependent Anti-Proliferative and Pro-Apoptotic Effects of a Gold(I) N-Heterocyclic Carbene (NHC) Complex in Colorectal Cancer Cells

The tumor suppressor p53 has a diverse mutational profile in human malignancies, which is known to influence the potency of various chemotherapeutics, such as platins and anti-metabolites. However, the impact of the mutations in the TP53 gene (coding for p53) on the anti-cancer efficacy of gold comp...

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Main Authors: Yasamin Dabiri, Mohamed A. Abu el Maaty, Hoi Yin Chan, Jessica Wölker, Ingo Ott, Stefan Wölfl, Xinlai Cheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
p53
p21
p73
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fonc.2019.00438/full