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53BP1 functions in an ATM-dependent checkpoint pathway that is constitutively activated in human cancer.
Nature cell biology - 1 Dec 2002
DiTullio Richard A, Mochan Tamara A, Venere Monica, Bartkova Jirina, Sehested Maxwell, Bartek Jiri, Halazonetis Thanos D
Abstract excerpt
53BP1 is a conserved nuclear protein that is implicated in the DNA damage response. After irradiation, 53BP1 localizes rapidly to nuclear foci, which represent sites of DNA double strand breaks, but its precise function is unclear. Using small interference RNA (siRNA), we demonstrate that 53BP1 f...
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