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Restoration of fragile histidine triad expression restores Chk2 activity in response to ionizing radiation in oral squamous cell carcinoma cells.
Cancer science - 1 Mar 2008
Yutori Hirokazu, Semba Shuho, Komori Takahide, Yokozaki Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
Early in tumorigenesis, a DNA damage-response network is activated in preneoplastic cells that delays or prevents cancer. Activation of the Chk2 G(2)/M checkpoint kinase and loss of fragile histidine triad (Fhit) tumor suppressor expression increase cellular susceptibility to DNA-damaging 'oncoge...
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