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RNA polymerase II large subunit is cleaved by caspases during DNA damage-induced apoptosis.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 30 Aug 2002
Lu Yi, Luo Zhonghui, Bregman David B
Abstract excerpt
UV radiation induces DNA lesions that are repaired by the nucleotide excision repair (NER) pathway. Cells that are NER deficient such as those derived from xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) patients are susceptible to apoptosis after 10J/m(2) UV radiation, a dose largely survivable by repair proficient cells. Herein, we report that RNA polymerase II large subunit (RNAP II-LS) undergoes caspase-mediated cleavage,...
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