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The base excision repair enzyme MED1 mediates DNA damage response to antitumor drugs and is associated with mismatch repair system integrity.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 9 Dec 2003
Cortellino Salvatore, Turner David, Masciullo Valeria, Schepis Filippo, Albino Domenico, Daniel Rene, Skalka Anna Marie, Meropol Neal J, Alberti Christophe, Larue Lionel, Bellacosa Alfonso
Abstract excerpt
Cytotoxicity of methylating agents is caused mostly by methylation of the O6 position of guanine in DNA to form O6-methylguanine (O6-meG). O6-meG can direct misincorporation of thymine during replication, generating O6-meG:T mismatches. Recognition of these mispairs by the mismatch repair (MMR) system leads to cell cycle arrest and apoptosis. MMR also modulates sensitivity to other antitumor drugs. The base...
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