Susceptibility of p53-Deficient Mice to Induction of Mesothelioma by Crocidolite Asbestos Fibers
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Susceptibility of p53-deficient mice to induction of mesothelioma by crocidolite asbestos fibers.
Exposure of mesothelial cells to asbestos fibers in vitro has been shown to induce DNA damage mediated by oxidants. An early cellular response to DNA damage is increased expression of the p53 protein. This protein induces transcription of genes that activate cell cycle checkpoints or induce apoptosis. A murine mesothelial cell line that spontaneously acquired a point mutation in the p53 gene sh...
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عنوان ژورنال: Environmental Health Perspectives
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0091-6765
DOI: 10.2307/3433511