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The topoisomerase I poison camptothecin generates a Chk1-dependent DNA damage checkpoint signal in fission yeast.
Yeast (Chichester, England) - 1 Jul 1999
Wan S, Capasso H, Walworth N C
Abstract excerpt
The protein kinase Chk1 is essential for the DNA damage checkpoint. Cells lacking Chk1 are hypersensitive to DNA-damaging agents such as UV light and gamma-irradiation because they fail to arrest the cell cycle when DNA damage is generated. Phosphorylation of Chk1 occurs after DNA damage and is dependent on the integrity of the DNA damage checkpoint pathway. We have tested whether a topoisomerase I inhibitor,...
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