The core domain of the p53 protein has been found to affect microRNA processing — its third known antitumour activity. Most cancerous p53 mutations affect this domain and may abolish all tumour-suppressor functions.
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Toledo, F., Bardot, B. Three birds with one stone. Nature 460, 466–467 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/460466a
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