Cancer guardian also helps sexual reproduction go smoothly

摘要

Don't let its humdrum name fool you - protein 53 is an impressively versatile performer. Not only does it protect us from cancer, it has a role in sexual reproduction too.rnUntil now, p53's only job was thought to be saving us from the DNA mutations that cause cancer. It does this by triggering processes that either repair such mutations, or instruct an affected cell to stop dividing or even commit suicide.