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Human cells bearing homozygous mutations in the DNA mismatch repair genes hMLH1 or hMSH2 are fully proficient in transcription-coupled nucleotide excision repair.
Oncogene - 22 Aug 2002
Rochette Patrick J, Bastien Nathalie, McKay Bruce C, Therrien Jean-Philippe, Drobetsky Elliot A, Drouin Régen
Abstract excerpt
The transcription-coupled nucleotide excision repair (TCNER) pathway maintains genomic stability by rapidly eliminating helix-distorting DNA adducts, such as UV-induced cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers (CPDs), specifically from the transcribed strands of active genes. DNA mismatch repair (MMR) constitutes yet another critical antimutagenic pathway that removes mispaired bases generated during semiconservative...
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