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Slt2 (Mpk1) MAP kinase is involved in the response of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to 8-methoxypsoralen plus UVA.
Journal of photochemistry and photobiology. B, Biology - 3 Jun 2009
Dardalhon Michèle, Agoutin Bernadette, Watzinger Malene, Averbeck Dietrich
Abstract excerpt
The bifunctional furocoumarin 8-methoxypsoralen (8-MOP) is a well established drug in the photochemotherapy of psoriasis and other skin diseases. In eukaryotic cells, this compound intercalates into DNA and undergoes photocycloaddition with pyrimidines to form monoadducts and interstrand crosslinks initiating a cascade of events leading to cytotoxic, mutagenic and carcinogenic responses. In yeast cells, exposure...
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