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E2F-dependent repression of topoisomerase II regulates heterochromatin formation and apoptosis in cells with melanoma-prone mutation.
Cancer research - 15 May 2005
Jiao Wan, Lin Huei-Min, Timmons Jamie, Nagaich Akhilesh K, Ng Shu-Wing, Misteli Tom, Rane Sushil G
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RB pathway mutations, especially at the CDK4 and INK4A loci, are hallmarks of melanomagenesis. It is presently unclear what advantages these alterations confer during melanoma progression and how they influence melanoma therapy. Topoisomerase II inhibitors are widely used to treat human malignancies, including melanoma, although their variable success is attributable to a poor understanding of their mechanism of...
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