The adequate and on-time response of cellular transcription to internal needs and external stimuli is a delicate task. Is the transcriptional regulator p53 on call to permit rapid activation of its target genes? A new study reports interplay of p53 with a previously unidentified regulator, calcineurin-binding protein 1 (Cabin1), and provides evidence for such a mechanism.
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Tolstonog, G., Deppert, W. The p53 transcriptional synapse: activation on demand. Nat Struct Mol Biol 16, 900–901 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nsmb0909-900
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