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The RKO-E6 cell line lacks appreciable functional p53.
Disruption of normal p53 function in human colon carcinoma RKO cells with the human papillomavirus E6 oncoprotein results in reduced repair of u.v.-induced DNA damage and also loss of induced repair following cellular u.v.-irradiation.
RKO cells contain wild-type p53 but lack endogenous human thyroid receptor nuclear receptor (h-TRbeta1). The level of p53 protein is higher in RKO (ATCC CRL-2577) cells than in RKO-E6 (ATCC CRL-2578) cells.
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