'The paradox of the death gene': Stress defense mechanism that saves brain cells revealed

MedicalXpress | 六月 14, 2026

A research team led by Professor Yu Seong-woon of the Department of Brain Sciences at DGIST has, for the first time, elucidated the paradoxical protective mechanism of the "p53" gene, which prevents the death of neural stem cells in the brain under chronic stress conditions. The research is published in the journal Autophagy.