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Mechanisms of camptothecin resistance by human topoisomerase I mutations.
Journal of molecular biology - 11 Jun 2004
Chrencik Jill E, Staker Bart L, Burgin Alex B, Pourquier Philippe, Pommier Yves, Stewart Lance, Redinbo Matthew R
Abstract excerpt
Human topoisomerase I relaxes superhelical tension associated with DNA replication, transcription and recombination by reversibly nicking one strand of duplex DNA and forming a covalent 3'-phosphotyrosine linkage. This enzyme is the sole target of the camptothecin family of anticancer compounds, which acts by stabilizing the covalent protein-DNA complex and enhancing apoptosis through blocking the advancement of...
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