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Rapid DNA Double-Strand Breaks Resulting from Processing of Cr-DNA Cross-Links by Both MutS Dimers
14 Jan 2009
Abstract excerpt
Mismatch repair (MMR) strongly enhances cyto- and genotoxicity of several chemotherapeutic agents and environmental carcinogens. DNA double-strand breaks (DSB) formed after two replication cycles play a major role in MMR-dependent cell death by DNA alkylating drugs. Here, we examined DNA damage detection and the mechanisms of the unusually rapid induction of DSB by MMR proteins in response to carcinogenic...
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