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The KRAB-type zinc-finger protein Apak was recently identified as a negative regulator of p53-mediated apoptosis. However, the mechanism of this selective regulation is not fully understood. Here, we show that Apak recognizes the TCTTN2−30TTGT consensus sequence through its zinc-fingers. This sequence is specifically found in intron 1 of the proapoptotic p53 target gene p53AIP1 and largely overlaps with the p53-binding sequence. Apak competes with p53 for binding to this site to inhibit p53AIP1 expression. Upon DNA damage, Apak dissociates from the DNA, which abolishes its inhibitory effect on p53-mediated apoptosis.
Pubmed ID: 22334068
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Image processing software designed to analyse functional images of cells and blood vessels, primarily from two-photon microscopy. CHIPS is a set of classes and functions for MATLAB that integrates a number of algorithms, both novel and existing, into a complete image processing pipeline.
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