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Definition of p53 in English: p53noun ˌpiːfɪftiˈθriː Genetics (The name of) a multifunctional protein involved in transcription and regulation of the cell cycle, including inhibition of abnormal cell proliferation, and thus implicated in tumour suppression (or, under certain circumstances, promotion). Also (more fully "p53 gene"): the gene encoding this protein, found (in humans) on chromosome 17.
Origin 1970s. From p- + fifty + three (the molecular mass of the protein being approx. 53,000). Written with numerical symbol for the second element. Definition of p53 in US English: p53nounˌpiːfɪftiˈθriː Genetics (The name of) a multifunctional protein involved in transcription and regulation of the cell cycle, including inhibition of abnormal cell proliferation, and thus implicated in tumour suppression (or, under certain circumstances, promotion). Also (more fully "p53 gene"): the gene encoding this protein, found (in humans) on chromosome 17.
Origin 1970s. From p- + fifty + three (the molecular mass of the protein being approx. 53,000). Written with numerical symbol for the second element. |