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Names and origin

Protein namesRecommended name:
    Cellular tumor antigen p53
Alternative name(s):
    Tumor suppressor p53
    Phosphoprotein p53
    Antigen NY-CO-13
Gene names
Name: TP53
Synonyms: P53
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Taxonomic identifier9606 [NCBI]
Taxonomic lineageEukaryotaMetazoaChordataCraniataVertebrataEuteleostomiMammaliaEutheriaEuarchontogliresPrimatesHaplorrhiniCatarrhiniHominidaeHomo

Protein attributes

Sequence length393 AA.
Sequence statusComplete.
Sequence processingThe displayed sequence is not processed.
Protein existenceEvidence at protein level.

General annotation (Comments)

Function

Acts as a tumor suppressor in many tumor types; induces growth arrest or apoptosis depending on the physiological circumstances and cell type. Involved in cell cycle regulation as a trans-activator that acts to negatively regulate cell division by controlling a set of genes required for this process. One of the activated genes is an inhibitor of cyclin-dependent kinases. Apoptosis induction seems to be mediated either by stimulation of BAX and FAS antigen expression, or by repression of Bcl-2 expression.

Cofactor

Binds 1 zinc ion per subunit.

Subunit structure

Interacts with AXIN1. Probably part of a complex consisting of TP53, HIPK2 and AXIN1 By similarity. Binds DNA as a homotetramer. Interacts with histone acetyltransferases EP300 and methyltransferases HRMT1L2 and CARM1, and recruits them to promoters. In vitro, the interaction of TP53 with cancer-associated/HPV (E6) viral proteins leads to ubiquitination and degradation of TP53 giving a possible model for cell growth regulation. This complex formation requires an additional factor, E6-AP, which stably associates with TP53 in the presence of E6. C-terminus interacts with TAF1, when TAF1 is part of the TFIID complex. Interacts with ING4 and this interaction may be indirect. Found in a complex with CABLES1 and TP73. Interacts with HIPK1, HIPK2, and P53DINP1. Interacts with WWOX. May interacts with HCV core protein. Interacts with USP7 and SYVN1. Interacts with HSP90AB1 By similarity. Interacts with ARMC10, BANP, CDKN2AIP and E4F1.

Subcellular location

Cytoplasm. Nucleus. Endoplasmic reticulum. Note= Interaction with BANP promotes nuclear localization.

Domain

The nuclear export signal acts as a transcriptional repression domain.

Post-translational modification

Acetylated. Acetylation of Lys-382 by CREBBP enhances transcriptional activity. Deacetylation of Lys-382 by SIRT1 impairs its ability to induce proapoptotic program and modulate cell senescence.

Phosphorylation on Ser residues mediates transcriptional activation. Phosphorylated by HIPK1 By similarity. Phosphorylation at Ser-9 by HIPK4 increases repression activity on BIRC5 promoter. Phosphorylated on Thr-18 by VRK1, which may prevent the interaction with MDM2. Phosphorylated on Thr-55 by TAF1, which promotes MDM2-mediated degradation. Phosphorylated on Ser-46 by HIPK2 upon UV irradiation. Phosphorylation on Ser-46 is required for acetylation by CREBBP. Phosphorylated on Ser-392 following UV but not gamma irradiation. Phosphorylated upon DNA damage, probably by ATM or ATR. Phosphorylated on Ser-15 upon ultraviolet irradiation; which is enhanced by interaction with BANP.

Dephosphorylated by PP2A. SV40 small T antigen inhibits the dephosphorylation by the AC form of PP2A.

May be O-glycosylated in the C-terminal basic region. Studied in EB-1 cell line.

Ubiquitinated by SYVN1, which leads to proteasomal degradation.

Monomethylated at Lys-372 by SETD7, leading to stabilize it and increase transcriptional activation. Monomethylated at Lys-370 by SMYD2, leading to decrease DNA-binding activity and subsequent transcriptional regulation activity. Lys-372 monomethylation prevents the interaction with SMYD2 and subsequenct monomethylation at Lys-370.

Involvement in disease

TP53 is found in increased amounts in a wide variety of transformed cells. TP53 is frequently mutated or inactivated in about 60% of cancers.

Defects in TP53 are involved in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) [MIM:133239]. ESCC is a tumor of the esophagus.

Defects in TP53 are a cause of Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS) [MIM:151623]. LFS is an autosomal dominant familial cancer syndrome that in its classic form is defined by the existence of a proband affected by a sarcoma before 45 years with a first degree relative affected by any tumor before 45 years and another first degree relative with any tumor before 45 years or a sarcoma at any age. Other clinical definitions for LFS have been proposed (Ref.95 and Ref.98) and called Li-Fraumeni like syndrome (LFL). In these families affected relatives develop a diverse set of malignancies at unusually early ages. Four types of cancers account for 80% of tumors occurring in TP53 germline mutation carriers: breast cancers, soft tissue and bone sarcomas, brain tumors (astrocytomas) and adrenocortical carcinomas. Less frequent tumors include choroid plexus carcinoma or papilloma before the age of 15, rhabdomyosarcoma before the age of 5, leukemia, Wilms tumor, malignant phyllodes tumor, colorectal and gastric cancers.

Defects in TP53 may be associated with nasopharyngeal carcinoma [MIM:161550]; also known as nasopharyngeal cancer.

Defects in TP53 are found in Barrett metaplasia; also known as Barrett esophagus. It is a condition in which the normally stratified squamous epithelium of the lower esophagus is replaced by a metaplastic columnar epithelium. The condition develops as a complication in approximately 10% of patients with chronic gastroesophageal reflux disease and predisposes to the development of esophageal adenocarcinoma.

Defects in TP53 are involved in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC) [MIM:275355].

Defects in TP53 are involved in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). Cigarette smoke is a prime mutagenic agent in cancer of the aerodigestive tract.

Defects in TP53 are a cause of lung cancer [MIM:211980].

Defects in TP53 are a cause of choroid plexus papilloma [MIM:260500]. Choroid plexus papilloma is a slow-growing benign tumor of the choroid plexus that often invades the leptomeninges. In children it is usually in a lateral ventricle but in adults it is more often in the fourth ventricle. Hydrocephalus is common, either from obstruction or from tumor secretion of cerebrospinal fluid. If it undergoes malignant transformation it is called a choroid plexus carcinoma. Primary choroid plexus tumors are rare and usually occur in early childhood.

Defects in TP53 are a cause of one form of hereditary adrenocortical carcinoma (ADCC) [MIM:202300]. ADCC is a rare childhood tumor, representing about 0.4% of childhood tumors, with a high incidence of associated tumors. ADCC occurs with increased frequency in patients with the Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome [MIM:130650] and is a component tumor in Li-Fraumeni syndrome [MIM:151623].

Sequence similarities

Belongs to the p53 family.

Ontologies

Keywords

   Biological processApoptosis
Cell cycle
Host-virus interaction
Transcription
Transcription regulation
   Cellular componentCytoplasm
Endoplasmic reticulum
Nucleus
   Coding sequence diversityAlternative splicing
Polymorphism
   DiseaseDisease mutation
Li-Fraumeni syndrome
   LigandDNA-binding
Metal-binding
Zinc
   Molecular functionActivator
Anti-oncogene
   PTMAcetylation
Covalent protein-RNA linkage
Glycoprotein
Methylation
Phosphoprotein
Ubl conjugation
   Technical term3D-structure

Gene Ontology (GO)

   Biological processDNA damage response, signal transduction by p53 class mediator resulting in induction of apoptosis

Inferred from direct assay. Source: MGI

ER overload response

Inferred from direct assay. Source: MGI

RNA-protein covalent cross-linking

Inferred from electronic annotation. Source: UniProtKB-KW

base-excision repair

Traceable author statement. Source: UniProtKB

caspase activation via cytochrome c

Inferred from direct assay. Source: UniProtKB

cell aging

Inferred from mutant phenotype. Source: UniProtKB

cell cycle arrest

Traceable author statement. Source: UniProtKB

cellular response to glucose starvation

Inferred from direct assay. Source: MGI

interspecies interaction between organisms

Inferred from electronic annotation. Source: UniProtKB-KW

negative regulation of cell cycle

Inferred from electronic annotation. Source: UniProtKB-KW

negative regulation of cell growth

Inferred from mutant phenotype. Source: UniProtKB

negative regulation of helicase activity

Traceable author statement. Source: UniProtKB

nucleotide-excision repair

Inferred from mutant phenotype. Source: UniProtKB

positive regulation of specific transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter Ref.33

Inferred from direct assay. Source: UniProtKB

protein tetramerization

Traceable author statement. Source: UniProtKB

regulation of mitochondrial membrane permeability

Traceable author statement. Source: UniProtKB

response to tumor cell

Inferred from electronic annotation. Source: InterPro

   Cellular componentPML body

Inferred from direct assay. Source: UniProtKB

endoplasmic reticulum

Inferred from electronic annotation. Source: UniProtKB-KW

insoluble fraction

Inferred from direct assay. Source: UniProtKB

mitochondrion

Inferred from direct assay. Source: UniProtKB

nuclear matrix

Inferred from direct assay. Source: UniProtKB

nucleolus

Inferred from direct assay. Source: UniProtKB

   Molecular functionATP binding

Inferred from direct assay. Source: UniProtKB

DNA strand annealing activity

Inferred from direct assay. Source: UniProtKB

chaperone binding

Inferred from physical interaction. Source: UniProtKB

chromatin binding

Inferred from direct assay. Source: MGI

copper ion binding

Inferred from direct assay. Source: UniProtKB

enzyme binding

Inferred from physical interaction. Source: UniProtKB

nuclease activity

Traceable author statement. Source: ProtInc

protein N-terminus binding

Inferred from physical interaction. Source: UniProtKB

protein heterodimerization activity

Inferred from physical interaction. Source: UniProtKB

transcription factor activity

Inferred from direct assay. Source: UniProtKB

zinc ion binding

Traceable author statement. Source: UniProtKB

Complete GO annotation...

Binary interactions

With

Entry

#Exp.

IntAct

Notes

P030703EBI-366083,EBI-617698From a different organism.
Q9PST72EBI-366083,EBI-1782562From a different organism.
ATRQ135351EBI-366083,EBI-968983
BARD1Q997281EBI-366083,EBI-473181
Bard1O704451EBI-366083,EBI-1790207From a different organism.
BCL2L1Q07817-12EBI-366083,EBI-287195
BMXP518131EBI-366083,EBI-696657
BTBD2Q9BX701EBI-366083,EBI-710091
CABLES1Q8TDN41EBI-366083,EBI-604615
Cables1Q9ESJ11EBI-366083,EBI-604411From a different organism.
CEBPBP176763EBI-366083,EBI-969696
CREBBPQ927933EBI-366083,EBI-81215
CrebbpP454812EBI-366083,EBI-296306From a different organism.
CSE1LP550604EBI-366083,EBI-286709
CUL7Q149991EBI-366083,EBI-308606
DAXXQ9UER73EBI-366083,EBI-77321
EP300Q094723EBI-366083,EBI-447295
FBXO11Q86XK23EBI-366083,EBI-1047804
GNL3Q9BVP21EBI-366083,EBI-641642
HDAC1Q135471EBI-366083,EBI-301834
HIPK1Q86Z021EBI-366083,EBI-692891
HMGB1P094291EBI-366083,EBI-389432
HNRNPUL1Q9BUJ26EBI-366083,EBI-1018153
HTATIPQ929931EBI-366083,EBI-399080
HTTP428582EBI-366083,EBI-466029
HUWE1Q7Z6Z72EBI-366083,EBI-625934
JMYQ8N9B51EBI-366083,EBI-866435
MAPK11Q157591EBI-366083,EBI-298304
MAPK11Q15759-21EBI-366083,EBI-303766
MAPKAPK5Q8IW411EBI-366083,EBI-1201460
MDM2Q009877EBI-366083,EBI-389668
mdm2P562731EBI-366083,EBI-541233From a different organism.
MDM4O151512EBI-366083,EBI-398437
NFYAP235112EBI-366083,EBI-389739
NPM1P067483EBI-366083,EBI-78579
NPM1P06748-11EBI-366083,EBI-354150
PARCQ8IWT31EBI-366083,EBI-311123
PARP1P098741EBI-366083,EBI-355676
PBKQ96KB52EBI-366083,EBI-536853
PIAS1O759251EBI-366083,EBI-629434
PIAS4Q8N2W91EBI-366083,EBI-473160
PMLP295901EBI-366083,EBI-295890
PPP1CCP36873-12EBI-366083,EBI-356289
PTK2Q053976EBI-366083,EBI-702142
RAD51Q066091EBI-366083,EBI-297202
RPA1P276941EBI-366083,EBI-621389
RPS27AP629881EBI-366083,EBI-413034
Rps27aP629911EBI-366083,EBI-413074From a different organism.
SETD7Q8WTS63EBI-366083,EBI-1268586
SIN3AQ96ST32EBI-366083,EBI-347218
TBPP202261EBI-366083,EBI-355371
TP53BP2Q136251EBI-366083,EBI-77642
UBE3AQ050861EBI-366083,EBI-954357
USP7Q930094EBI-366083,EBI-302474
WRNQ141912EBI-366083,EBI-368417
XRCC6P129561EBI-366083,EBI-353208
ZNF385AQ96PM91EBI-366083,EBI-1539778

Alternative products

This entry describes 2 isoforms produced by alternative splicing. [Align] [Select]
Isoform 1 (identifier: P04637-1)

This isoform has been chosen as the 'canonical' sequence. All positional information in this entry refers to it. This is also the sequence that appears in the downloadable versions of the entry.
Isoform 2 (identifier: P04637-2)

Also known as: I9RET;

The sequence of this isoform differs from the canonical sequence as follows:
     332-341: IRGRERFEMF → DGTSFQKENC
     342-393: Missing.
Notes: Seems to be non-functional. Expressed in quiescent lymphocytes.

Sequence annotation (Features)

Feature keyPosition(s)LengthDescriptionGraphical viewFeature identifier

Molecule processing

Chain1 – 393393Cellular tumor antigen p53
PRO_0000185703

Regions

DNA binding102 – 292191
Region1 – 8383Interaction with HRMT1L2
Region1 – 4444Transcription activation (acidic)
Region66 – 11045Interaction with WWOX
Region100 – 370271Interaction with HIPK1 By similarity
Region116 – 292177Interaction with AXIN1 By similarity
Region241 – 2488Interacts with the 53BP2 SH3 domain
Region256 – 29439Interaction with E4F1
Region300 – 39394Interaction with CARM1
Region319 – 36042Interaction with HIPK2
Region325 – 35632Oligomerization
Region359 – 3635Interaction with USP7
Region368 – 38720Basic (repression of DNA-binding)
Motif305 – 32117Bipartite nuclear localization signal
Motif339 – 35012Nuclear export signal
Motif370 – 3723[KR]-[STA]-K motif

Sites

Metal binding1761Zinc
Metal binding1791Zinc
Metal binding2381Zinc
Metal binding2421Zinc

Amino acid modifications

Modified residue91Phosphoserine; by HIPK4
Modified residue151Phosphoserine; by PRPK
Modified residue181Phosphothreonine; by VRK1
Modified residue461Phosphoserine; by HIPK2
Modified residue551Phosphothreonine; by TAF1
Modified residue991Phosphoserine
Modified residue3051N6-acetyllysine
Modified residue3151Phosphoserine; by CDC2
Modified residue3701N6-methyllysine
Modified residue3721N6-methyllysine
Modified residue3731N6-acetyllysine
Modified residue3821N6-acetyllysine
Modified residue3921O-(5'-phospho-RNA)-serine
Modified residue3921Phosphoserine; by CK2

Natural variations

Alternative sequence332 – 34110IRGRERFEMF → DGTSFQKENC in isoform 2.
VSP_006535
Alternative sequence342 – 39352Missing in isoform 2.
VSP_006536
Natural variant51Q → H in a sporadic cancer; somatic mutation.
VAR_044543
Natural variant61S → L in a sporadic cancer; somatic mutation.
VAR_044544
Natural variant71D → H in a sporadic cancer; somatic mutation.
VAR_005851
Natural variant81P → S in a sporadic cancer; somatic mutation.
VAR_044545
Natural variant101V → I in a sporadic cancer; somatic mutation.
VAR_044546
Natural variant111E → K in sporadic cancers; somatic mutation.
VAR_044547
Natural variant111E → Q in sporadic cancers; somatic mutation.
VAR_044548
Natural variant151S → R in a sporadic cancer; somatic mutation.
VAR_044549
Natural variant161Q → L in a sporadic cancer; somatic mutation.
VAR_044550
Natural variant171E → D in a sporadic cancer; somatic mutation.
VAR_044551
Natural variant241K → N in a sporadic cancer; somatic mutation.
VAR_044552
Natural variant281E → A in a sporadic cancer; somatic mutation.
VAR_044553
Natural variant29 – 302NN → KD in a sporadic cancer; somatic mutation.
VAR_047158
Natural variant311V → I in sporadic cancers; somatic mutation.
VAR_044554
Natural variant331S → T in a sporadic cancer; somatic mutation.
VAR_044555
Natural variant341P → L in a sporadic cancer; somatic mutation.
VAR_044556
Natural variant351L → F in sporadic cancers; somatic mutation.
VAR_005852
Natural variant361P → L in a sporadic cancer; somatic mutation.
VAR_044557
Natural variant371S → P in a sporadic cancer; somatic mutation.
VAR_044558
Natural variant371S → T in a sporadic cancer; somatic mutation.
VAR_044559
Natural variant391A → P in a sporadic cancer; somatic mutation.
VAR_044560
Natural variant391A → V in a sporadic cancer; somatic mutation.
VAR_044561
Natural variant421D → Y in a sporadic cancer; somatic mutation.
VAR_044562
Natural variant431L → S in a sporadic cancer; somatic mutation.
VAR_005853
Natural variant441M → I in a sporadic cancer; somatic mutation.
VAR_044563
Natural variant441M → T in a sporadic cancer; somatic mutation.
VAR_044564
Natural variant441M → V in a sporadic cancer; somatic mutation.
VAR_044565
Natural variant451L → M in a sporadic cancer; somatic mutation.
VAR_044566
Natural variant461S → F in sporadic cancers; somatic mutation.
VAR_044567
Natural variant46