Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for modulating cell senescence and cell proliferation using isoforms of the p53 tumor suppressor protein. The methods and compositions of the invention find use in inhibiting cancer cell growth or in generating populations of cells for tissue regeneration through the modulation of cell senescence and proliferation.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 21, 2008
Publication date:
October 6, 2011
Applicant:
THE GOV'T OF THE U.S. OF AMERICA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPT H&HS
Inventors:
Curtis C. Harris, Kaori Fujita, Izumi Horikawa, Borivoj Vojtesek, Jean-Christophe Bourdon, David P. Lane