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INTRO D UCTION/
This!handout!should!be!used!with!the!Click!and !Lea rn! “The!p53!Gene!and!Cancer”!
(http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/p53-gene-and-cancer).!It!is intended as a full introduction to the
p53 molecule, its interaction with other molecules, and its role in cancer.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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PROCEDURE/
Follow!the!instructions!as!you!proceed!through!the!Click!and!Learn!and!answer!the!questions!in!the!
spaces!below.!
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1. On!slide/1,!“p53”!is!ref e rre d!to!as!a!mole c u l e ,!a !p ro t e in ,!a n d !a !g e n e ;!i t!is !a lso!referred!to!a s !b e in g !
mutated.!In!your!own!words,!and!based!on!your!knowledge!of!molecular!genetics,!how!are!these!
terms!related?!
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2. Read!slide/2!and!define!the!following!terms:!
a. Oncogene:!!!
b. Tumor!suppressor!gene:!!!
c. DNA!repair!gene:!!
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3. Based!on!the!information!on!slide/2,!how!is!p53!related!to!oncogenes!and!tumor!suppressor!genes?!
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4. Watch!the!video!clip!on!slide/2!and!answer!the!following!questions:!
a. How!is!a!mutated!oncogene!analogous!to!a!100-pound!weight!on!the!gas!pedal!in!a!car?!
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b. How!does!the!car!analogy!apply!to!a!mutated!tumor!suppressor!gene?!
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