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ATR functions as a gene dosage-dependent tumor suppressor on a mismatch repair-deficient background.
The EMBO journal - 4 Aug 2004
Fang Yanan, Tsao Cheng-Chung, Goodman Barbara K, Furumai Ryohei, Tirado Carlos A, Abraham Robert T, Wang Xiao-Fan
Abstract excerpt
The ataxia-telangiectasia mutated and rad3-related (ATR) kinase orchestrates cellular responses to DNA damage and replication stress. Complete loss of ATR function leads to chromosomal instability and cell death. However, heterozygous ATR mutations are found in human cancers with microsatellite instability, suggesting that ATR haploinsufficiency contributes to tumorigenesis. To test this possibility, we generated...
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