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Domain interactions affecting human DNA topoisomerase I catalysis and camptothecin sensitivity.
Molecular pharmacology - 1 Dec 1999
Fiorani P, Amatruda J F, Silvestri A, Butler R H, Bjornsti M A, Benedetti P
Abstract excerpt
DNA topoisomerase I (Top1p) relaxes supercoiled DNA by the formation of a covalent intermediate in which the active site tyrosine is transiently bound to the severed DNA strand. The antineoplastic agent camptothecin (Cpt) specifically targets Top1p and several mutations have been isolated that render the enzyme Cpt resistant. The mutated residues, although located in different regions of the enzyme, may...
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