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PERP

p53 apoptosis effector related to PMP-22 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PERP gene.[1][2]


PERP is a direct transcriptional target of p53.

References

  1. Hildebrandt T, Preiherr J, Tarbe N, Klostermann S, Van Muijen GN, Weidle UH (Dec 2000). “Identification of THW, a putative new tumor suppressor gene”. Anticancer Res. 20 (5A): 2801–9. PMID 11062687.
  2. “Entrez Gene: PERP PERP, TP53 apoptosis effector”.

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