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Non-catalytic function for ATR in the checkpoint response.
Cell cycle (Georgetown, Tex.) - 15 Aug 2007
McSherry Troy D, Kitazono Ana A, Javaheri Ali, Kron Stephen J, Mueller Paul R
Abstract excerpt
The ATR family of checkpoint kinases is essential for an appropriate response to genomic insults in eukaryotes. Included in this family are Mei-41 in Drosophila, Mec1 inS. cerevisiae, Rad3 in S. pombe, and ATR in vertebrates. These large kinases phosphorylateand modify multiple cell cycle and checkpoint factors, leading to cell cycle arrest, DNA repair, and induction of apoptosis. The catalytic domain of all ATR...
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