NCIt definition : Tumor protein p73 (636 aa, 70 kDa) is encoded by the human TP73 gene. This protein
is involved in the regulation of transcription, DNA damage response and apoptosis.;
NCIt note : The TP73 protein is the product of a tumor suppressor gene that encodes a protein
with sequence similarity to p53; the p53 residues implicated in DNA binding are conserved
in p73, which appears to activate some p53-responsive genes and to induce apoptosis.
p73 and c-ABL may participate in a mismatch repair-dependent pro-apoptotic signaling
pathway. p73 and c-ABL associate through interaction of a c-ABL SH3 domain with a
p73 PXXP motif in the C-terminal homooligomerization domain. p73 is a c-ABL kinase
substrate; p73 phosphorylation is enhanced by gamma-irradiation. c-ABL stimulates
p73-mediated transactivation and apoptosis. T-cells undergoing TCR-AICD, which occurs
at a late G1 cell-cycle checkpoint, is dependent on E2F1 and TP73. Expression of E2F1
causes accumulation of p73. (from OMIM 601990);