Genetics: Analysis and Principles 5th Edition by Robert Brooker

Exercise 11

When the DNA of a human cell becomes damaged, the p53 gene is activated. What is the general function of the p53 protein Is it an enzyme, transcription factor, cell-cycle protein, or something else Describe three ways that the synthesis of the p53 protein affects cellular function. Why is it beneficial for these three things to happen when a cell's DNA has been damaged