News - Part 2

This protein is mutated in half of all cancers. New drugs aim to fix it before it’s too late

Reprint of article originally published October 5, 2016 in AAAS By Robert F. Service It has been nearly impossible to get a good look at Rommie Amaro’s favorite protein in action. Called p53, the protein sounds the alarm to kill cells with DNA damage and prevent them from becoming cancerous—one reason why it has been called…