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Cdc7 Inhibition Reveals a p53-Dependent Replication Checkpoint That Is Defective in Cancer Cells
1 Oct 2004
Abstract excerpt
Cdc7 is an evolutionarily conserved kinase that regulates S phase by promoting replication origin activation. Down-regulation of Cdc7 by small interfering RNA in a variety of tumor cell lines causes an abortive S phase, leading to cell death by either p53-independent apoptosis or aberrant mitosis. Unlike replication fork blockade, Cdc7-depleted tumor cells do not elicit a robust checkpoint response; thus,...
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