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Functions of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase in controlling telomere length and chromosomal stability.
Nature genetics - 1 Sept 1999
d'Adda di Fagagna F, Hande M P, Tong W M, Lansdorp P M, Wang Z Q, Jackson S P
Abstract excerpt
In most eukaryotes, poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) recognizes DNA strand interruptions generated in vivo. DNA binding by PARP triggers primarily its own modification by the sequential addition of ADP-ribose units to form polymers; this modification, in turn, causes the release of PARP from DNA ends. Studies on the effects of the disruption of the gene encoding PARP (Adprt1, formerly Adprp) in mice have...
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