In response to stress, p53 binds and transactivates the internal TP53 promoter, thus regulating the expression of its own isoform, D133p53a. Here, we report that, in addition to p53, at least four p63/p73 isoforms regulate D133p53 expression at transcriptional level: p63b, DNp63a, DNp63b and DNp73c. This regulation occurs through direct DNA-binding to the internal TP53 promoter as demonstrated by chromatin immunoprecipitation and the use of DNA-binding mutant p63. The promoter regions involved in the p63/p73-mediated transactivation were identified using deleted, mutant and polymorphic luciferase reporter constructs. In addition, we observed that transient expression of p53 family members modulates endogenous D133p53a expression at both mRNA and protein levels. We also report concomitant variation of p63 and D133p53 expression during keratinocyte differentiation of HaCat cells and induced pluripotent stem cells derived from mutated p63 ectodermal dysplasia patients. Finally, proliferation assays indicated that D133p53a isoform regulates the anti-proliferative activities of p63b, DNp63a, DNp63b and DNp73c. Overall, this study shows a strong interplay between p53, p63 and p73 isoforms to orchestrate cell fate outcome. The TP53 family, composed of TP53, TP63 and TP73 genes, presents a strong homology of structures and expression patterns. 1,2 The three genes encode several protein isoforms carrying distinct N-termini (TA or D forms) and C-termini (a, b, g, y), because of the use of alternative promoters, splicing sites and translational initiation sites. 3,4 The full-length proteins also share a similar protein structure with a N-terminal transactivation domain, a central DNA-binding domain (DBD) and a C-terminal oligomerisation domain. 4,5 A strong interplay has been described between p53 family members. They all bind specifically to DNA response elements (p53RE), modulate gene expression and thus cellfate outcome. 6 Moreover, the p53-mediated apoptosis is severely impaired in the absence of p63 and p73 in response to DNA damage. 7 The interplay between p53 family members is not limited to transcriptional modulation of common target genes; they also regulate each other's expression and activity. 6 p53, p73 and DNp73 transactivate the promoter of DNp73 isoform, which in turn, inhibits the p53-and p73-mediated transcriptional activity and apoptosis through direct competition for DNAbinding. [8][9][10][11][12] Similarly, p53, DNp63 and p73g modulate the activity of the internal TP63 promoter regulating DNp63 expression, which inhibits p53, p63 and p73 transcriptional activities. 2,6,[13][14][15] Recently, it has been reported that p53 regulates the transcription of D133p53 isoform, which lacks the entire transactivation domain and part of the DBD. 16,17 p53 directly binds to p53REs located within the internal TP53 promoter leading to an increase of D133p53 mRNAs. Those transcripts generate two different N-terminal p53 isoforms, D133p53 and D160p53, through the use of two alternative translational initiation sites (co...